Vidor, Texas | |
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 Vidor City Hall | |
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| Coordinates: 30°07′40″N 93°59′47″W / 30.12778°N 93.99639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Orange |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Incorporated | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Misty Songe |
| • City Council | Mercedes Lee Nicole McGowan Michael Thompson Jessica Barker MiKayla Borque Kathryn Weldon |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.118 sq mi (31.385 km2) |
| • Land | 12.015 sq mi (31.119 km2) |
| • Water | 0.103 sq mi (0.268 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,789 |
• Estimate (2023)[5] | 9,738 |
| • Density | 810.41/sq mi (312.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 77662, 77670 |
| Area code | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-75476 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412157[3] |
| Sales tax | 8.25%[6] |
| Website | cityofvidor.com |
Vidor (/ˈvaɪdər/ VY-dər) is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States. A city of Southeast Texas, it lies at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Farm to Market Road 105, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Beaumont. The town is mainly a bedroom community for the nearby refining complexes in Beaumont and Port Arthur and is part of the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area. The population was 9,789 at the 2020 census.[4]
Historically, Vidor has been described as a sundown town, a term used to describe racially homogeneous communities, specifically all-white towns, that have shown hostility to people of other races after sunset. Vidor's segregated public housing practices were formally abolished in 1993 after U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice issued an order to desegregate 36 counties in Texas, which included public housing in Vidor. The Ku Klux Klan responded by hosting rallies in support of an all-white Vidor, though some citizens protested the anti-Black coalition.[7]
- ^ "The City Council of Vidor, Texas". City of Vidor, Texas. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vidor, Texas
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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