Livingston Texas

The City of Livingston is the county seat of Polk County, in Upper East Texas at the junction of US Highways 190 and 59. It is located about 70 miles north of Houston and 65 miles south of Nacogdoches.

Polk County is the gateway between the Texas Forest Country and Texas Gulf Coast Area, providing fishing, hunting, outdoor activities, antiquing, hometown restaurants and much more.

In the midst of the Big Thicket forest in Polk County lies Texas' oldest Indian Reservation, home of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas.

Nearby Lake Livingston is the second largest lake located within the borders of Texas.  It has over 450 miles of shoreline and 90,000 acres of surface area.

Special events are held throughout the year and center around the participation of families.  Livingston Trade Days is a quarterly event held in Pedigo Park where vendors sell a variety of crafts, antiques, and collectibles.  Downtown activities are held on July 4th with Picnic in the Park, Saturday Farmers Market during the summer months and a highlight of the year is Hometown Christmas held each December.

Livingston Website Resources	City of Livingston Texas - Website Lake Livingston Livingston Municipal Library Livingston Municipal Airport Livingston Main Street Livingston Independent School District Livingston Trade Days in Pedigo Park Polk County Texas Livingston-Polk County Chamber of Commerce Lake Livingston State Park Martin Dies, Jr. State Park Huntsville State Park CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial Livingston
Population	In 2020, Livingston had a population of 5,640 residents
Area Code	936
Zip Code	77351 and 77399

Interactive Map of Livingston (courtesy of Google)

 

Map Showing Location of Livingston in Deep East Texas

Scenes Around Livingston

Polk County Courthouse

Polk County Memorial Museum

Joe Pedigo Park in Livingston, Texas ... established in 1989

Trade Days in Joe Pedigo Park in Livingston, Texas
Livingston Trade Days in Pedigo Park

Locomotive No. 5 on display in Heritage Park in Livingston, Texas

Livingston, Texas Municipal Library
Learn details about the library at Livingston Municipal Library

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Lake Livingston Lake Livingston was built, and is owned and operated, by the Trinity River Authority of Texas (TRA) under contract with the City of Houston for water-supply purposes. It is located on the Trinity River in Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties. It covers 90,000 acres, and is 31 miles long and 9 miles wide. The lake is the second-largest lake located wholly within the state of Texas (Sam Rayburn Reservoir is larger). Lake Livingston is a notable white bass fishery. White bass are plentiful and grow to large sizes. Also notable is the catfish fishery, dominated by blue catfish. Largemouth bass, striped bass, and crappie are less abundant but good catches are possible in areas of the reservoir where habitat is available. Read more about Lake Livingston State Park. The Livingston Dam, constructed across the Trinity River 7 miles southwest of the city of Livingston is 2.5 miles in length. The lake has an average depth of 55 feet, and a maximum depth of 90 feet. Read more about Lake Livingston Lake Livingston Dam

Sam Rayburn Reservoir Sam Rayburn Reservoir is located on the Angelina River, and its dam is located in Jasper County approximately 15 miles north of Jasper. The lake has a surface area of 114,500 acres, and a maximum depth of 80 feet. The lake was impounded in 1965. The most popular game fish at Sam Rayburn Reservoir is the largemouth bass; an excellent year-round fishery exists. Habitat in Sam Rayburn Reservoir consists of submerged aquatic vegetation, standing timber, and flooded terrestrial vegetation. Shown to the right is an overhead view of the Lake Rayburn dam (photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Other East Texas Attractions

While visiting the Livingston area, you may want to take other interesting day trips in several directions: