Big Thicket Lake Estates, Texas
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Big Thicket Lake Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk and Liberty counties, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 742, decreasing to 514 at the 2020 census.[2]
Geography
Big Thicket Lake Estates is located along the southern border of Polk County and the northern border of Liberty County at 30°29′15″N 94°46′4″W / 30.48750°N 94.76778°W / 30.48750; -94.76778 (30.487388, -94.767885). The CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 7.39%, are water.[1] It is a residential community built around several artificial lakes, the largest of which is Bear Foot Lake, a reservoir built on Mill Creek, a tributary of Menard Creek and then the Trinity River.
Texas State Highway 146 forms the western edge of the community. The highway leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Livingston and south 31 miles (50 km) to Liberty.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 514 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850–1900[4] 1910[5] 1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8] 1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11] 1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14] 2010[15] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH) | 442 | 85.99% |
Black or African American (NH) | 2 | 0.39% |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 4 | 0.78% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 2 | 0.39% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 26 | 5.06% |
Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 7.39% |
Total | 514 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 514 people, 242 households, and 131 families residing in the CDP.
Education
Sections in Polk County are divided between the Big Sandy Independent School District and the Livingston Independent School District.[18] Parts in Liberty County are in the Hardin Independent School District.[19]
References
- ^ a b "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Big Thicket Lake Estates CDP, Texas". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Polk County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Liberty County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[17]
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