Editing Cumby, Texas

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| official_name      = Cumby, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hopkins County, Texas|Hopkins]]

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| population_total   = 679
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| postal_code        = 75433
| area_code          = [[Area codes 903 and 430|903, 430]]
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| blank_info         = 48-18128<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>
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'''Cumby''' is a city in [[Hopkins County, Texas|Hopkins County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 777 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4818128| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Cumby city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=March 14, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213101239/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4818128| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 616 at the 2000 census. In 2020, its population was 679.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
Originally known as Black Jack Grove as early as 1848, from 1857 to 1858 the post office was renamed to Theodocias. It was renamed again to Black Jack Grove before being renamed a final time to Cumby in 1896. It was named for Confederate army veteran Robert H. Cumby (1825-1881).

==Geography==

Cumby is located in western Hopkins County at {{coord|33|8|7|N|95|50|25|W|type:city}} (33.135235, –95.840141).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Interstate 30 in Texas|Interstate 30]] runs through the south side of the city, with access from Exit 110. I-30 leads east {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Sulphur Springs, Texas|Sulphur Springs]], the Hopkins [[county seat]], and west {{convert|65|mi}} to downtown [[Dallas]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.50%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The city sits on a [[watershed divide]], with the north side draining towards the [[Sulphur River|South Sulphur River]], part of the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] watershed, and the south side of the city draining towards [[Lake Fork Creek]], part of the [[Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana)|Sabine River]] watershed.

==Climate==
Cumby is part of the [[humid subtropical]] climate region.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1920 = 945
| 1930 = 646
| 1940 = 642
| 1950 = 504
| 1960 = 447
| 1970 = 628
| 1980 = 647
| 1990 = 571
| 2000 = 616
| 2010 = 777
| 2020 = 679
| 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>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Cumby racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4818128&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |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)
|604
|88.95%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|5
|0.74%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|11
|1.62%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1
|0.15%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|26
|3.83%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|32
|4.71%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''679'''
|
|}
According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 679 people, 321 households, and 222 families residing in the city. At the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 616 people, 262 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|708.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 292 housing units at an average density of {{convert|335.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.60% of the population.

There were 262 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,547, and the median income for a family was $34,091. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $19,643 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,228. About 7.0% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city is served by the [[Cumby Independent School District|Cumby Collegiate Independent School District]].

== External links ==
*[http://cityofcumby.com/ City of Cumby official website]

==References==
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{{Hopkins County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Hopkins County, Texas]]