Town guide

Log Cabin, Texas

Log Cabin is a city in Henderson County, Texas, home to about 998 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 75148.

Homes sold for a median of $237 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population998950 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$237Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Log Cabin

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Log Cabin

Distances

Nearest major airportDallas Love Field (DAL)68 miles away
Closer regional airportTyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Dallas, TX62 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Log Cabin; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Log Cabin

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

Log Cabin had 678 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 1017th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Henderson County grew from 19,970 residents in 1900 to 82,150 in 2020.

Log Cabin population by census2000: 733, 2010: 714, 2020: 678733200071420106782020

Henderson County, 1900–2020

Henderson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 19,970, 1910: 20,131, 1920: 28,327, 1930: 30,583, 1940: 31,822, 1950: 23,405, 1960: 21,786, 1970: 26,466, 1980: 42,606, 1990: 58,543, 2000: 73,277, 2010: 78,532, 2020: 82,15020K’00’1028K’20’3032K’40’5022K’60’7043K’80’9073K’00’1082K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 35°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Log CabinJan: high 58°F, low 35°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 39°F, 3.9 in; Mar: high 69°F, low 45°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 53°F, 3.8 in; May: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 70°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 73°F, 2.5 in; Aug: high 95°F, low 72°F, 2.6 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 66°F, 3 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 55°F, 5.1 in; Nov: high 68°F, low 44°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 59°F, low 37°F, 4.3 in58°35°Jan3.562°39°Feb3.969°45°Mar4.176°53°Apr3.883°63°May4.390°70°Jun4.194°73°Jul2.595°72°Aug2.689°66°Sep3.079°55°Oct5.168°44°Nov3.559°37°Dec4.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Athens, TX weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Henderson County

15,622 jobs at 1,521 businesses in Henderson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Henderson CountyRetail trade: 3,125 jobs; Manufacturing: 2,494 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,469 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,884 jobs; Construction: 1,486 jobs; Other services: 990 jobs; Professional services: 663 jobs; Wholesale trade: 440 jobsRetail trade 20% Manufacturing 16% Hotels and restaurants 16% Health care and social assistance 12% Construction 10% Other services 6% Professional services 4% Wholesale trade 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Log Cabin.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ut Health East Texas Athens HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Athens9.5 miles
  • Navarro Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Corsicana28.1 miles
  • Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital KaufmanGeneral hospital · emergency room · Kaufman30.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Dentists2
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists1
Pharmacies1

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 Log Cabin

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Brookshire's0.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Log Cabin

Public schools here are run by Cross Roads ISD, Malakoff ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cross Roads ElMalakoffPre-K–5288Public8.5 mi
Malakoff ElMalakoffPre-K–4429Public0.5 mi
Malakoff Alternative Program (Map)Malakoff2–12—Alternative Education1.4 mi
Malakoff IntMalakoff5–6222Public0.2 mi
Cross Roads J HMalakoff6–8108Public8.5 mi
Malakoff J HMalakoff7–8237Public1.7 mi
Cross Roads H SMalakoff9–12162Public8.5 mi
GatewayMalakoff9–12—Alternative Education1.4 mi
Malakoff H SMalakoff9–12426Public1.4 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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Shares ZIP codes with Malakoff, Star Harbor and Caney City.

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