Onalaska
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city in Polk County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Polk
- Incorporated
- July 12, 1971
- Type
- General law city (Type A)
- Mayor
- Oz Canal
- Total
- 5.35 sq mi (13.85 km )
- Land
- 5.32 sq mi (13.79 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 203 ft (62 m)
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-54048
- Website
- City of Onalaska
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Onalaska
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Polk County
- Population
- 3020
- Area
- 11.189611
- Elevation
- 54
- Body of water
- Lake Livingston
- Official website
- cityofonalaska.us
- Households
- 1232
- Dialing code
- 936
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- postal code
- 77360
- P8168
- Rubikha
- water as percent of area
- 0.4545
- per capita income
- 22566
- Commons category
- Onalaska, Texas
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Onalaska is a city in Polk County, Texas, United States. Situated on a peninsula between the main channel and one arm of Lake Livingston, the population was 3,020 at the 2020 census. First settled in the 1840s, Onalaska became a prominent company town in the early 20th century as the site of the Carlisle Lumber Company’s East Texas operations. After the sawmill closed in 1925, the town declined until the construction of Lake Livingston in the late 1960s spurred new growth through tourism, retirement development, and real estate. Today, Onalaska is known for its recreational access to Lake Livingston and its historic roots as a planned industrial settlement.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Onalaska” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.