Uncertain, Texas

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Uncertain is a city in Harrison County, Texas, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 94,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> down from 150 at the 2000 census. In 2020, it had a population of 85.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The city of Uncertain was incorporated in 1961 as a Type B general law city, with a mayor and five aldermen on an at-large basis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Uncertain has been noted for its unusual place name.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to tradition, the town derives its name from the original application for township where the name for it had not been decided. Therefore when the original residents filled out the application they put "Uncertain" in the blank for the name. When the township was given, it then became "Uncertain".Template:Citation needed

Geography

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Uncertain Flea Market, 2017

Uncertain is in the northeastern corner of Harrison County, at the west end of Caddo Lake, a water body on Big Cypress Bayou that extends east into Louisiana. The city is at the east end of Farm to Market Road 2198, which leads southwest Template:Convert to State Highway 43 near Karnack. Uncertain is Template:Convert northeast of Marshall, the Harrison county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.08%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Demographics

Template:US Census population At the 2000 census, there were 150 people, 77 households, and 49 families residing in the city.<ref name="GR2" /> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 137 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 72.67% White, 26.67% African American and 0.67% (i.e. 1 person) Native American. At the 2020 census, there were 85 people; the racial makeup of the city in 2020 was predominantly white.<ref name=":0" />

Education

The city of Uncertain is served by the Karnack Independent School District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Panola College is the assigned community college for the majority of Harrison County, Uncertain included, according to the Texas Education Code.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

References

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External links

• City of Uncertain visitors' website