Emory Wedding

Emory is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rains CountyGR6. Previously known as Springville, the city is named after Emory Rains who was a great legislator from the area. Emory Rains was the author of the Homestead Law of Texas which was later used as a model for the protection of homesteads throughout the United States. Special legislation passed to create Rains County called for the citizens to vote on the location of the county seat and for that selected town to be renamed Emory.

Emory is located at 325236N, 954559W (32.876773, -95.766404)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 km (1.5 mi), all land.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,021 people, 410 households, and 261 families residing in the city. The population density was 254.3/km (660.1/mi). There were 481 housing units at an average density of 119.8/km (311.0/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 90.50% White, 5.48% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.94% of the population.