Yoakum, Texas
Yoakum, Texas | |
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Downtown Yoakum | |
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Seal | |
| Nicknames: Leather Capital of Texas, Hub City of South Texas | |
Location of Yoakum, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°17′28″N 97°8′50″W / 29.29111°N 97.14722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Lavaca, DeWitt |
| Incorporated | May 13, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City council | Mayor Carl O'Neill Elorine Sitka Rodney Jahn Tim Faulkner |
| • City manager | Kevin Coleman |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.59 sq mi (11.89 km2) |
| • Land | 4.58 sq mi (11.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 365 ft (111.3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,908 |
| • Density | 1,297/sq mi (500.7/km2) |
| • Demonym | Yoakumite |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77995 |
| Area code | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-80560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1377671 |
| Website | www |
Yoakum is a city in Lavaca and DeWitt counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 5,908 at the 2020 census.