Corsicana, Texas
The State National Bank building in Corsicana (built 1926)
The State National Bank building in Corsicana (built 1926)
Location of Corsicana, Texas
Location of Corsicana, Texas
Coordinates: 32°5′33″N 96°28′10″W / 32.09250°N 96.46944°W / 32.09250; -96.46944
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
StateTexasTexas
CountyNavarro City Type: Rural/City
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City CouncilMayor Michael Lyssy
Tom Wilson
Ruby Williams
Stephen Andrews
George Walker
 • City ManagerConnie Standridge
Area
 • Total21.7 sq mi (56.2 km2)
 • Land20.7 sq mi (53.7 km2)
 • Water1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total23,770
 • Density1,048.3/sq mi (404.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
75109, 75110, 75151
Area code903
FIPS code48-17060[1]
GNIS feature ID1333395[2]
Websiteci.Corsicana.TX.us
Corsicana welcome sign
Pioneer Village in Beauford H. Jester Park in Corsicana
Corsicana Government Complex
Corsicana Public Library
A glimpse of downtown Corsicana facing south toward the State National Bank Building
Monument to Corsicana Fire Department at the Navarro County Courthouse
First Baptist Church at 510 West Collin Street in Corsicana; interim pastor Joe Loughlin (2010); the previous pastor, Dr. David Edwards, was killed in an automobile accident near Waco in October 2009.[3]
First United Methodist Church at 320 North 15th Street in Corsicana; senior pastor Mike Alexander (2010)
Westminster Presbyterian Church at 312 North 13th Street in Corsicana; pastor Darla J. Blatnik (2010)

Corsicana is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 45 some fifty-five miles south of downtown Dallas. The population was 23,770 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Navarro County[4].

History

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Founded in 1848, Corsicana was named by José Antonio Navarro after the Mediterranean island of Corsica, the birthplace of his father, who died when Navarro and his many siblings were young.[5][6]

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ [First Baptist Church, Corsicana, TX IMG_0621.JPG "Bob Belcher, First Baptist Church pastor killed in car accident, October 10, 2009"]. Corsicana Daily Sun. Retrieved August 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ^ Defending Mexican Valor in Texas: Jose Antonio Navarro's Historical Writings, 1853-1857, by Jose Antonio Navarro, David R. McDonald, Timothy M. Matovina Pric, State House Press, October 1995, ISBN 978-1-880510-31-5, p. 1. Navarro's mother was a native of San Antonio, then a part of New Spain.
  6. ^ Jose Antonio Navarro, co-creator of Texas, Baylor University Press, 1969, 127 pages, ASIN: B0006CAIBS