Coffee City, Texas

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Coffee City is a town in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 193 at the 2000 census. Coffee City is a "wet sliver" of the county. Smith County residents near this county line come to buy beer, wine, and liquor.

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[edit] Geography

Coffee City is located at 32°8′25″N, 95°29′47″W (32.140388, -95.496500)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.9 km² (6.5 mi²). 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 12.2 km² (4.7 mi²) of it (71.98%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 193 people, 84 households, and 58 families residing in the town. The population density was 40.7/km² (105.4/mi²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 23.0/km² (59.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 56.99% White, 41.45% African American and 1.55% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 84 households out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,792, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,789. About 26.6% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 31.0% of those sixty five or over.