Editing Colmesneil, Texas

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| subdivision_name2        = [[Tyler County, Texas|Tyler]]
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 542
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'''Colmesneil''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|l|m|ᵻ|s|n|iː|l}} {{respell|KOHL|mis-neel}}) is a town in [[Tyler County, Texas|Tyler County]], [[Texas]], United States. It is located nine miles north of [[Woodville, Texas|Woodville]] on [[U.S. Route 69 in Texas|U.S. Highway 69]]. The population was 542 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Historical development==
The town's name came from one of the first conductors, W. T. Colmesneil, on the [[Texas and New Orleans Railroad]], which ran through the county.<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc42 TSHA Online - Texas State Historical Association<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Trinity and Sabine Railroad extended a 66-mile line from Colmesneil to [[Trinity, Texas|Trinity]], establishing the town as the shipping focal point for the county from 1881. [[Timber]] and cattle were the foremost commodities to sell due to the steep slope of the terrain. From the 1880s, the Yellow Pine Lumber Company operated a mill there, and for a while, Colmesneil's population was greater than that of [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]].<ref>[[ibid]]</ref>

The surname ''Colmesneil'' is probably a misspelling for ''Colmesnil'', a [[Norman language|Norman]] surname originally designating "someone from [[Colmesnil-Manneville|Colmesnil]]", a village in the traditional [[pays de Caux]] district, in département [[Seine-Maritime]], Normandy, France. It means "''Koli''′s rural estate", ''Koli'' being the name of a Scandinavian settler (see [[Colleville (disambiguation)|Colleville]]).<ref>{{cite book | last=Beaurepaire | first=François de | title=Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime | publisher=A. Et J. Picard | publication-place=Paris | date=1979 | isbn=2-7084-0040-1 | language=fr | page=61}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 2.0&nbsp;square miles (5.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all  land.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Colmesneil has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=7714&cityname=Colmesneil%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Colmesneil, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 553
|1990= 569
|2000= 638
|2010= 596
|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=542}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Colmesneil racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4816048&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |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)
|444
|81.92%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|40
|7.38%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|4
|0.74%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|17
|3.14%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|37
|6.83%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''542'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 542 people, 288 households, and 210 families residing in the town.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2019,  626 people, 224 households, and 133 families resided in the town The population density was {{convert|298|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 90.10% White, 7.55% African American, 1.17% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.36% of the population.

Of the 224 households, 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.25% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were not families. About 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.9% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city, the population was distributed as 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,516 and for a family was $31,912. Males had a median income of $33,068 versus $24,464 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,336. About 25.7% of the population was below the [[poverty line]], including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The City of Colmesneil is served by the [[Colmesneil Independent School District]].

==References==
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{{Tyler County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Tyler County, Texas]]
[[Category:Logging communities in the United States]]