Mabank, Texas

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Mabank is a town in Texas. The town is partly in Kaufman County and partly in Henderson County. The population was 2,151 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Local Businesses
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Mabank is located at 32°22′5″N, 96°6′20″W (32.368011, -96.105573)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 mi² (7.8 km²). 3.0 mi² (7.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 mi² (0.1 km²) of it (1.00%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,151 people, 814 households, and 534 families residing in the town. The population density was 724.2/mi² (279.6/km²). There were 895 housing units at an average density of 301.3/mi² (116.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.28% White, 5.11% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 2.65% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.76% of the population.

There were 814 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,010, and the median income for a family was $40,694. Males had a median income of $32,134 versus $19,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,154. About 7.1% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Mabank is served by the Mabank Independent School District.

[edit] Local Businesses

Mabank is located on the eastern edge of Cedar Creek Lake, a popular destination for weekend visitors from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and thus much of its economy is based on lake activity.