Woodville, Texas
Woodville is the seat of Tyler County, set in the Piney Woods of deep East Texas about fifty-one miles northwest of Beaumont. The town lies amid the pine and hardwood forests of the region and is known for its spring dogwood blooms, celebrated each year at the long-running Tyler County Dogwood Festival, and for Heritage Village, an open-air collection of restored historic buildings. Timber and forest products have long been central to the surrounding economy.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- Town
- July 2025 population
- 2,339
- Change from 2020 base
- +0.2%
- Land area
- 3.1 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Tyler County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Tyler County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Woodville
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Woodville.
County History
Tyler County Grew Up on Timber, Not Oil
Tyler County was built by the timber industry in the late 1800s, with railroads and sawmills turning it into one of East Texas's busiest logging areas.
Tax Rates
Who Taxes You in Tyler County — and How Much
Several taxing entities (school districts, the county, and special districts) each add their own rate to your property tax bill in Tyler County.
Fishing & Recreation
B.A. Steinhagen Lake: Fishing and Camping on the Neches River
B.A. Steinhagen Lake sits on the Tyler-Jasper County line and offers public fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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