Big Sandy, Texas

Big Sandy, Texas
Town
Downtown Big Sandy
Downtown Big Sandy
Location of Big Sandy, Texas
Location of Big Sandy, Texas
Coordinates: 32°35′09″N 95°07′18″W / 32.58583°N 95.12167°W / 32.58583; -95.12167
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUpshur
Area
[1]
 • Total1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2)
 • Land1.62 sq mi (4.21 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
[2]
433 ft (132 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,231
 • Density869.46/sq mi (335.63/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75755, 75797
Area code903
FIPS code48-08224[3]
GNIS feature ID2411688[2]
Websitebigsandytx.gov
A burn ban was declared in Big Sandy in the summer of 2011.
Big Sandy City Hall
A glimpse of downtown Big Sandy
Big Sandy Music Hall, originally the First Baptist Church, which has since relocated to a new facility north of town.
Entrance to Davis Ranch in Big Sandy, Texas; the Davis Ranch Arena hosts annual rodeo events, including a barrel race in October.

Big Sandy is a town in Upshur County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 1,231.[4] A lake of the same name is cut nearly in half by U.S. Highway 80, the main thoroughfare of Big Sandy. It lies directly west of the larger cities of Gladewater and Longview.

The Sabine River flows just south of Big Sandy. In the 19th century, Walters' Bluff Ferry operated on the Sabine, with passage across costing 40 cents per person and up to 75 cents for wagons.[5]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Sandy, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Texas Historical Commission, historical marker on Sabine River