Cove, Texas

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Cove is a city in Chambers County, Texas, United States. The population was 323 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Historical development
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Cove is located at 29°48′48″N, 94°49′30″W (29.813446, -94.825020)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.97%) is water.

[edit] Historical development

This site was originally called Winfree’s Cove, after an early pioneer settler named A. B. J. Winfree. In 1871, the first cotton gin was operating there under the ownership of William Icet. Nine years later, Icet sold the gin and would run a shipyard with the help of his two sons until 1915.^[1] The post office at Cove was first opened in 1894. The Icet family also operated a sawmill at the site, which had a population of 150 residents by 1920. After the 1940’s, the nearby established chemical plants would help boost the population. The town became incorporated in 1973.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 323 people, 125 households, and 91 families residing in the city. The population density was 102.2/km² (265.3/mi²). There were 146 housing units at an average density of 46.2/km² (119.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.26% White, 1.86% African American, 0.31% Native American, 5.26% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.64% of the population.

There were 125 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,750, and the median income for a family was $49,286. Males had a median income of $44,219 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,514. About 6.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.