East Tawakoni, Texas

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East Tawakoni, Texas
Location of East Tawakoni, Texas
Location of East Tawakoni, Texas
Coordinates: 32°54′11″N 95°56′39″W / 32.90306, -95.94417
Country United States
State Texas
County Rains
Area
 - Total 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km²)
 - Land 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation 469 ft (143 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 775
 - Density 428.4/sq mi (165.4/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 48-22276[1]
GNIS feature ID 1335000[2]

East Tawakoni is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 775 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

East Tawakoni is located at 32°54′11″N, 95°56′39″W (32.902922, -95.944247)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.16%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 775 people, 317 households, and 224 families residing in the city. The population density was 428.4 people per square mile (165.3/km²). There were 433 housing units at an average density of 239.4/sq mi (92.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.97% White, 0.39% African American, 1.68% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 1.16% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.90% of the population.

There were 317 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,789, and the median income for a family was $44,926. Males had a median income of $35,078 versus $24,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,186. About 3.6% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

The City of East Tawakoni is served by the Rains Independent School District.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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