Corsicana, Texas | |
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 The State National Bank building in Corsicana (built 1926) | |
 Location of Corsicana, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 32°5′33″N 96°28′10″W / 32.09250°N 96.46944°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Navarro City Type: Rural/City |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Michael Lyssy
Tom Wilson Ruby Williams Stephen Andrews George Walker |
| • City Manager | Connie Standridge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.7 sq mi (56.2 km2) |
| • Land | 20.7 sq mi (53.7 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,770 |
| • Density | 1,048.3/sq mi (404.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 75109, 75110, 75151 |
| Area code | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-17060[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1333395[2] |
| Website | ci.Corsicana.TX.us |
Corsicana is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 45 some fifty-five miles south of downtown Dallas. The population was 23,770 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Navarro County[4].
History
editFounded in 1848, Corsicana was named by José Antonio Navarro after the Mediterranean island of Corsica, the birthplace of his father, who died when Navarro and his many siblings were young.[5][6]
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ [First Baptist Church, Corsicana, TX IMG_0621.JPG "Bob Belcher, First Baptist Church pastor killed in car accident, October 10, 2009"]. Corsicana Daily Sun. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ Defending Mexican Valor in Texas: Jose Antonio Navarro's Historical Writings, 1853-1857, by Jose Antonio Navarro, David R. McDonald, Timothy M. Matovina Pric, State House Press, October 1995, ISBN 978-1-880510-31-5, p. 1. Navarro's mother was a native of San Antonio, then a part of New Spain.
- ^ Jose Antonio Navarro, co-creator of Texas, Baylor University Press, 1969, 127 pages, ASIN: B0006CAIBS