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Around Emory
Distances
Nearest major airport
Dallas Love Field (DAL)64 miles away
Closer regional airport
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Plano, TX60 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX60 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Emory; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Emory
U.S. Representative · Texas’s 4th DistrictPat Fallon (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Emory had 1,251 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 940th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Rains County grew from 6,127 residents in 1900 to 12,164 in 2020.
Rains County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 45.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Emory, TX weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Rains County
1,654 jobs at 219 businesses in Rains County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
20 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Emory.
Nearest hospitals
Ut Health East Texas Quitman HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Quitman18.1 miles
Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur SpringsGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sulphur Springs21.1 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Emory
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Brookshire's0.8 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Brookshie's Pharmacy0.8 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Rains ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Rains ElEmory
Pre-K–2
438
Public
3.2 mi
Rains IntEmory
3–5
360
Public
3.0 mi
Rains J HEmory
6–8
383
Public
3.0 mi
Rains H SEmory
9–12
531
Public
2.8 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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