In Longview, the temperature rarely dips below 20 ☏ and occasionally can get as warm as 80 ☏ during the winter months. Average snowfall is less than 2 inches (5 cm), with usually one or two ice storms each winter. Longview has a humid subtropical climate. Incorporated areas include Spring Hill, Pine Tree, Judson, and Longview Heights. Situated 37 miles (60 km) west-southwest of Longview, Tyler is another regional hub city of comparable size. Longview is bordered to the west by the city of White Oak and is surrounded by a number of smaller cities and towns, including Kilgore (southwest), Gladewater (west), Gilmer (northwest), Ore City (north), Harleton (northeast), Hallsville (east), and Lakeport (southeast).
Both were integral in supplying the United States war effort in World War II.Īfter World War II Longview's population grew from 24,502 to 40,050 in 1960, its growth fueled by migration from rural Gregg County and the annexation of Greggton and Spring Hill. At the time of construction, Big Inch and its smaller twin, Little Inch, comprised the longest petroleum pipeline ever built in the world. From 1943 to 1945, the pipeline transported over 261,000,000 barrels of crude oil to the East Coast. In 1942, construction began on the Big Inch pipeline in Longview. The white men then began to burn buildings in the black section of the town. A gunfight began between the attackers and the men in the house. Jones, was staying and attempted to batter their way in. An armed white mob attacked a home where the reporter, S.L. In the Longview race riot in July 1919, a reporter for The Chicago Defender was in Longview looking into the mysterious death of a black man named Lemuel Walters. The hotel was destroyed by fire on June 13, 1965. Mobberly was located in the junction part of town near the train depot. The hotel featured cherry wood furniture with carved bed posts, marble top washstand, linen table cloths, electric crystal chandeliers and a fireplace in every room. In 1884 the Mobberly Hotel opened for business servicing railroad travelers and served as the center of social gatherings for Longview. In June 1871, Longview was incorporated as the first town in Gregg County. Methvin coined the name of the town when he stated, "What a long view!" from his home. He hoped the coming of the railroad would increase the value of the rest of his land. Later that year, he sold another 100 acres (40 ha) for $500 in gold. In 1870, Methvin sold 100 acres (40 ha) to the Southern Pacific Railroad for one dollar to persuade them to build their line in the direction of land he owned. Longview was founded in 1870 by Ossamus Hitch Methvin, Sr.
The population of the metropolitan area as of 2017 census estimates is 217,481. Longview is the principal city of the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area, comprising Gregg, Upshur, and Rusk Counties. census, the city had a population of 81,638. Highways 80 and 259 converge just north of the Sabine River. Longview is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. The city is mostly located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat a small part of Longview extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. Longview is the 47th largest city in the state of Texas.