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Welcome to Gregg County ...

Time Zone: Gregg County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Longview is the Seat for Gregg County.

Gregg County was founded in 1873. Gregg was created by taking area from Rusk and Upshur Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Gregg had a population of 123,945 people. This is an increase of 1.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 121,984 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gregg represented 0.49% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Gregg County:

  • Clarksville City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • East Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Mountain is located in Gregg County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Easton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Easton is located in Gregg County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
  • Gladewater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kilgore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kilgore is located in Gregg County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <2>
  • Lakeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Longview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Warren City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren City is located in Gregg County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • White Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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