Editing Brownsboro, Texas

{{For|the unincorporated community in Caldwell County|Brownsboro, Caldwell County, Texas}}
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'''Brownsboro''' is a city in [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 1,212 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4810756| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Brownsboro city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 9, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093510/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4810756| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 1,039 at the 2010 census. The city is on [[Texas State Highway 31]].

==History==

Brownsboro was first settled in 1849 by [[Red Brown (politician)|John "Red" Brown]], who operated a toll bridge across Kickapoo Creek on the road to Jordan's Saline and Tyler. He had received a state issued license to operate a bridge near the town of Old Normandy.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hudson|first=Linda Elaine Sybert| title=Brown, John [Red] (ca 1786–1852)|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/brown-john-red|work=The [[Handbook of Texas]] Online|date=November 1, 1994|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=April 10, 2024}}</ref> By 1860, Henry Cade had erected a sawmill and a [[cotton gin]]. With the construction of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway through the county in 1880, the town moved to the railroad.<ref>J. J. Faulk, ''History of Henderson County'' (Athens, Texas: Athens Review Printing, 1926).</ref>

The town of Old Normandy was near the site of present-day Brownsboro. It was established in 1845 by [[Johan Reinert Reiersen]] of [[Kristiansand]],  [[Norway]], who urged Norwegian immigrants to settle in the new community. In the summer of 1847, a number of settlers died and many of the Norwegian immigrants moved to Four Mile Prairie in [[Van Zandt County, Texas|Van Zandt County]] and Prairieville in [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]], also established by Reiersen.<ref>C. A. Clausen, ed., ''Lady With the Pen: Elise Waerenskjold in Texas'' (Northfield, Minnesota: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1961)</ref>

A Norwegian [[Lutheran]] church and cemetery were established in Normandy in 1853, but after that the community merged into the Brownsboro settlement. A nearby Lutheran church served as the chapel for the cemetery until the 1920s.<ref>Texas Historical Commission, Historical markers, Texas State Highway 31 in Brownsboro</ref>

==Geography==

Brownsboro is located in northeastern Henderson County. [[Texas State Highway 31]] passes through the city, leading east {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]] and southwest {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Athens, Texas|Athens]], the Henderson [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Brownsboro has a total area of {{convert|6.1|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The city is on the south side of the valley of Kickapoo Creek, an eastward-flowing tributary of the [[Neches River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 640
|1950= 518
|1960= 507
|1970= 474
|1980= 582
|1990= 545
|2000= 796
|2010= 1039
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=1212}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Brownsboro racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4810756&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|877
|72.36%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|58
|4.79%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|7
|0.58%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3
|0.25%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|4
|0.33%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|53
|4.37%
|
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|210
|17.33%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,212'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,212 people, 506 households, and 421 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 1,039 people, 291 households, and 220 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|407.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 323 housing units at an average density of {{convert|165.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.88% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.28% of the population.

There were 291 households, out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,542, and the median income for a family was $29,844. Males had a median income of $25,729 versus $21,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,851. About 20.8% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city is served by the [[Brownsboro Independent School District]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.brownsboro.us/ City of Brownsboro official website]

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Henderson County, Texas]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in Texas]]