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Hail, Alma mater, hats off to you It's a toast to thee. |
From 426 in 1931, Overton's population exploded to 3,000 in just two years. By 1936 it was up to 4,500 and the town went through the Great Depression relatively unscathed. But by the end of WWII the population had declined by half - reaching just 2,000 in the fifties and remaining at that level through the 70s. In the 1980s Overton was Rusk County's "second city" with a population of 2,430 in 1983. By the 1990s Overton extended into neighboring Smith County.
OVERTON, TEXASRusk County, East Texas |  |