Editing Buchanan Dam, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Buchanan Dam, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Buchanan Dam, Texas
| image_map1         = Llano County BuchananDam.svg
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Llano County, Texas|Llano]]
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 52.38
| area_land_km2      = 20.06
| area_water_km2     = 32.32
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 
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<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4810984&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Buchanan Dam CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=January 25, 2021}}</ref>
| population_total   = 1508
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = 
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_ft       = 1017
| coordinates        = {{coord|30|45|52|N|98|25|15|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78609
| area_code          = [[Area code 512|512]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-10984<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2407917<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407917}}</ref>
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'''Buchanan Dam''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|k|ˈ|h|æ|n|ə|n}} {{respell|bək|HAN|ən}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Llano County, Texas|Llano County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010"/> down from 1,688 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
Buchanan Dam is located in northeastern Llano County on the west and south shores of [[Lake Buchanan (Texas)|Lake Buchanan]], a reservoir on the [[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado River]]. The CDP also occupies the south and west shores of [[Inks Lake]], on the Colorado directly downstream from Lake Buchanan. It extends north along Lake Buchanan as far as [[Bluffton, Texas|Bluffton]].

[[Texas State Highway 29]] passes through the southern part of the CDP, crossing the Colorado River just south of the Buchanan Dam. Highway 29 leads east {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Burnet, Texas|Burnet]] and west {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Llano, Texas|Llano]]. [[Texas State Highway 261|State Highway 261]] leads north from Highway 29 up the west side of Lake Buchanan {{convert|8|mi|0}} to Bluffton.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Buchanan Dam CDP has a total area of {{convert|52.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|20.1|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|32.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 61.70%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Buchanan Dam has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=561114&cityname=Buchanan+Dam%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Buchanan Dam, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000=
|2010=
|2020=1508
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Buchanan Dam racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4810984&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |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)
|1,310
|86.87%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|4
|0.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|4
|0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|12
|0.8%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|1
|0.07%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|64
|4.24%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|113
|7.49%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,508'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,508 people, 642 households, and 451 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,688 people, 848 households, and 545 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|221.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,294 housing units at an average density of {{convert|170.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 97.16% White, 0.36% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 1.48% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.33% of the population.

Of the 848 households, 11.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were not families. About 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.43.

In the CDP,  the population was distributed as 11.9% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 16.4% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 32.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,586, and for a family was $41,216. Males had a median income of $39,286 versus $23,580 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $25,812. About 5.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Buchanan Dam is served by the [[Burnet Consolidated Independent School District]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hjb20|name=Buchanan Dam}}

{{Llano County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Llano County, Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]