Milam, Texas

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Milam is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sabine County, Texas, United States. It is located at the junction of Highway 87 and Highway 21. The population was 1,329 at the 2000 census.

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

[edit] Geography

Milam is located at 31°27′13″N, 93°47′7″W (31.453492, -93.785384)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 86.5 km² (33.4 mi²). 85.1 km² (32.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (1.71%) is water.

[edit] Historical development

With an approximate settling date of 1828, it was originally dubbed Red Mound, but would be re-named again in honor of Benjamin Rush Milam (a famous figure in the Texas Revolution) when it became the municipal seat of Sabine County eight years later, and remain so until 1858.^[1] During the Civil War, the Confederate Army Quartermaster for the county would serve from this location.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,329 people, 608 households, and 424 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 15.6/km² (40.5/mi²). There were 1,010 housing units at an average density of 11.9/km² (30.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.90% White, 7.07% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 608 households out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 28.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,717, and the median income for a family was $38,077. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $26,397 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,155. About 6.4% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.