[PAR35]

rural area..... population of the county in 2000 census was..... 3,351

To which county are you referring?

Hemphill is in Sabine County, population 10,469 (2000 Census). Nacogdoches County, also mentioned in the story, has 59,203, not counting any of the 10,000 University students who chose to be counted at home rather than at school.

Sabine Parish is also mentioned in the story. It has over 23,000 folks per the 2000 Census. http://www.census.gov/

[deport]

My bad.... as I red faced say I was thinking of Hemphill county having Hemphill as the county seat but you are correct..... It is Sabine County... Hemphill county is miles and miles to the north and west of Sabine County...