Fred is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in southeastern Tyler County, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States

United States

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Fred is approximately 34 miles north of Beaumont

Beaumont, Texas

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 and is located in the Big Thicket

Big Thicket

The Big Thicket is the name of a heavily forested area in Southeast Texas. While no exact boundaries exist, the area occupies much of Hardin County, Liberty, Tyler, San Jacinto, and Polk Counties and is roughly bounded by the San Jacinto River, Neches River, and Pine Island Bayou. To the north, it...

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The community has no traffic lights and 55 is the only city speed limit, except during school traffic hours. Fred is home to one convenience store, Fred Grocery which has a deli. There are two Baptist churches and several other churches of various denominations. Fred has a health care clinic with a physician's assistant. Video Ventures, a movie rental club, is Fred's only entertainment venue. Hunting (wild hog and deer) and fishing are favorite pastimes of the residents of Fred.

There are few jobs in Fred. Men work in refineries and mills in neighboring cities (Beaumont, Port Arthur

Port Arthur, Texas

-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 57,755 people, 21,839 households, and 14,675 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.5 people per square mile . There were 24,713 housing units at an average density of 298.0 per square mile...

). Women primarily teach school or stay home with their children.

The Warren Independent School District

Warren Independent School District

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 serves area students. School children attend Fred Elementary School until they reach sixth grade, or can attend public schools in Silsbee

Silsbee, Texas

Silsbee is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 96 and State Highway 327. The population was 6,393 at the 2000 census...

. They are then bussed to nearby Warren

Warren, Tyler County, Texas

Warren is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, Texas, United States. Its ZIP code is 77664.The Warren Independent School District serves area students....

for junior high and high school. Little League Baseball is very popular with the youth in Fred. And in 2007, Warren ISD introduced a pee wee football league to include Fred children.
The schools have an common snack known as the pickle sickle. It is frozen pickle juice that is very popular with the youth af Fred.