Central, Angelina County, Texas

Central is an unincorporated community in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

The area in what is now known as Central today was settled sometime before 1900, but began to decline in the aftermath of World War II.

Geography

Central is located on U.S. Highway 69, northwest of Lufkin in northwestern Angelina County.

Education

Central was home to a schoolhouse that served nearby farms in the 1900s, giving it the name Central School. The school was still in operation in the mid-1930s and the early 1990s. Today, the community is served by the Central Independent School District.