Palestine
city in and county seat of Anderson County, Texas, United States
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Summary
Palestine is a city in the United States[1]. Palestine ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,942 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Anderson County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Mitchell Jordan[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Shares border with: Tyler[7]
- Named after: Palestine[8]
- Postal code: 75801[9], 75802[10], 75803[11], 75882[12]
- Commons category: Palestine, Texas[13]
- Local dialing code: 903[14]
- Inception: 1846[15]
- Official website: http://www.cityofpalestinetx.com/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Palestine, Texas[17]
- Population: 18,712[18], 18,544[19]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Capital of: Anderson County[21]
- Official name: Palestine[22]
- Number of households: 6560[23]
- Different from: Palestine[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 147 m[25]
- Area: 50.832557 km²[26], 50.748755 km²[27]
- Water as percent of area: 1.0632 percent[28]
- Territory overlaps: Palestine urban area[29]
- Per capita income: 21,335 US dollars[30]
Why It Matters
Palestine has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Palestine is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]