About Onalaska, TX
Onalaska is a part of the Lake Livingston, Polk County region of Texas known for its origination in 1840 as a farming community and as home to Carlisle Mill, once known as the largest sawmill in Texas. Major attractions include Lake Livingston and the many campgrounds and marinas in the area such as Lake Side RV Resort & Marinaand golf courses and the Alabama Coushatta Indian Reservation. Each year in the summer season there is the popular Trade Days held in nearby Livingston. One of the interesting employers in Onalaska is the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas with 158 employees. Polk County also has major employers like Georgia Pacific with 1050 employees, Livingston ISD with 600 employees, and Wal-Mart with 500 employees. Smaller companies, such as TB Digital Photography and Miss Jeans Bar Bq also call Onalaska home. The biggest school here is the Onalaska ISD District, with the elementary school having an enrollment of 523 students and the middle school/high school enrollment of 374 students. One of the best places to visit when you are in Onalaska is Lake Livingston. Famous persons from Onalaska and the Polk County region include Broadway actress and singer Sally Mayes; old west gunslinger John Wesley Hardin; Long King, chief of the Coushatta Indians; musician Moon Mullican; and Brad Womack, a star of ABC’s The Bachelor.
