Buchanan Dam, Texas

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Buchanan Dam is a census-designated place (CDP) in Llano County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,688 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Buchanan Dam is located at 30°45′52″N, 98°27′15″W (30.764459, -98.454175)^GR1, on the south shore of Lake Buchanan.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 52.2 km² (20.1 mi²). 19.7 km² (7.6 mi²) of it is land and 32.5 km² (12.5 mi²) of it (62.21%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,688 people, 848 households, and 545 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 85.6/km² (221.7/mi²). There were 1,294 housing units at an average density of 65.7/km² (170.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.16% White, 0.36% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 1.48% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.33% of the population.

There were 848 households out of which 11.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.43.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 11.9% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 16.4% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 32.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,586, and the median income for a family was $41,216. Males had a median income of $39,286 versus $23,580 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,812. About 5.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.