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Tyler is situated within Smith County and now has a population of roughly 96,900. Its name came from President John Tyler and is called the "Rose Capital of the Nation" due to the copious amount of rose bushes all around the region. Tyler also hosts the largest rose garden within America. The Tyler Metropolitan Statistical Area, wherein Tyler is a principle city, has a population estimated to be around 209,714. It is likewise the regional center of the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area, which has a population of 260,559.

In 1985, the international Adopt-A-Highway movement was started in the city of Tyler. During that very same year, a local Civitan chapter adopted a 2-mile stretch along Highway 69. Broadway Square mall and Caldwell Zoo are also situated within Tyler.

The original inhabitants to the area were the Caddo Indians. Smith County was later established by the Legislature within Texas State during 1846. Immediately after it became the center of county government. The city of Tyler was named to honor President John Tyler due to his avid vision of the annexation of Texas. During 1850 the city was incorporated. The primary industry within Tyler during the 19th century was agriculture, with cotton being an extremely vital resource. Throughout the Civil war, many Union soldiers were held at the biggest prison camp west of the Mississippi River, that was situated close to Tyler. During the year 1877 the Tyler Tap Railroad provided an important increase in economic development due to the increased effectiveness of delivering agriculture goods to different areas.

The world famous Tyler Rose Festival is just amongst many interesting attractions and festivities hosted in Tyler. The city of Tyler also boasts the Tyler Azalea Trail. The Tyler Heritage on Tour provides a splendid, historically accurate tour of historic houses and provides carriage rides. One of the most famous recreational areas in the city is Tyler State Park, which is made out of a pine forest. Several outdoor recreational activities, like for instance hiking, swimming, bicycle riding, canoeing, camping, picnicking and fishing could be done throughout the region. One of the country's biggest skating floors can be found at Tyler Skateplex.

About 20% of the commercial rose bushes in the United States are grown in the city of Tyler, and more than 50 percent of those are shipped and packaged from the region. Other than agriculture, Tyler likewise is home to several famous companies head office like for instance the Brookshire Grocery Company and Adams Engineering. There are also numerous manufacturing firms, like for instance Ferguson Beauregard, Tyler Pipe, Trane, Carrier, Vesuvius USA and Cavender's Boot City. Synthesizers.com, Group M7, Arrick Robotics, Power-Up and CBI are amongst the smaller high-tech firms which are situated in Tyler.

The majority of the employment in the city of Tyler is generated by the sectors of education services, healthcare, accommodation and food services, construction, scientific, technical and professional services, and machinery. Approximately 28 percent of the workforce is connected with management, professional and related work and 24% of the labour force is involved with sales and office jobs.