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Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison counties in the U.S. state of Texas.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,455. The estimated population in 2015 was 82,287. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. Longview is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. Highways 80 and 259 converge just north of the Sabine River.
Longview is the principal city of the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area, comprising Gregg, Upshur, and Rusk counties (population 217,781). Longview is considered a major hub city for East Texas, as is the nearby city of Tyler. In 2014, Forbes magazine ranked Longview as the sixth fastest-growing small city in the United States.
Transportation
Airport
East Texas Regional Airport, 9 miles (14 km) south of the city center, offers service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Envoy Air. The airport continues to grow. In 2007, it was designated a foreign trade zone.
Public transportation
The city's public transit system, Longview Transit, runs daily routes, excluding Sundays and holidays. Its fixed routes provide transportation to key districts throughout the city.City of Longview Transit (COLT) provides transportation demand-response transportation services for those who are unable to use the regular Longview Transit fixed-route service.
Rail service
Amtrak passenger rail service is available on the Texas Eagle through a downtown terminal. Longview's Amtrak station is the second-busiest in Texas and the fourth-busiest station along the Texas Eagle route. Daily trains between Chicago and San Antonio stop each morning (Chicago–San Antonio) and each evening (San Antonio–Chicago). Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the Longview station serves the Chicago to Los Angeles trains. The return train, Los Angeles to Chicago, stops in Longview on Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. It serves about 20–50 passengers per day.
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What makes Longview livable is its loving, caring people, mellow atmosphere and mostly parklike beauty. People here are family-oriented and generally have old-fashioned, conservative values, yet very loving and accepting. Our city does so much outreach to those with financial or drug problems or other life-altering concerns. There are numerous parks and trails for getting outdoors, and so many trees. This might sound like just an expression, but 'Grace Creek' runs through the middle of our town. It literally does! And figuratively too. There are plenty of restaurants, mostly chains, but there are a few high-end, family owned places too. We have a Farmer's Market with a live musician during late spring and summer, and a city bus system. Some towns and cities in this part of TX are "dry," but Longview is not; you are able to buy alcohol, which I'm not a fan of except occasionally, and there are some great coffee shops like, 'Silver Grizzly Espresso.' There are fun classes at the parks and rec building such as Country Line Dancing. I'd like to see more promotion of the arts, especially live music, but we do have a small symphony and fine arts museum. All in all, for being from California and much bigger cities, I like the slower pace and deeper values here.