Editing Lakeview, Texas

{{For|another place|Lakeview, Port Arthur, Texas}}
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'''Lakeview''' is a town in [[Hall County, Texas|Hall County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 60 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 107 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4840888| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lakeview town, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 2, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213110953/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4840888| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lakeview is located along [[Texas State Highway 256|State Highway 256]] in north-central Hall County, {{convert|10|mi|0}} southwest of [[Memphis, Texas|Memphis]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|30|mi}} by road southeast of [[Clarendon, Texas|Clarendon]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|50|ha|sqmi|order=flip|1}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
Lakeview's beginnings are unique as it has occupied two different sites in Hall County. The first site was located near the geographic center of the county on a section of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] survey in May 1890.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hll11 | title = Lakeview, Texas | work = | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date =  | accessdate = August 14, 2009}}</ref> A post office and several businesses sprang up at the site. After a failed attempt to become the county seat, most of the homes were sold to farmers and the land reverted to the family of S.L. Lindley. The post office was eventually relocated to the homestead of David H. Davenport, who operated a general store in 1902.

Three years later, Davenport purchased land north of his farm that had a supply of soft water, making it a suitable site to develop a community.<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Lakeview-Texas%20.htm | title = Lakeview, Texas | work =  | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date =  | accessdate = August 14, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090403084349/http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Lakeview-Texas%20.htm | archive-date = April 3, 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref> On June 11, 1908, he moved his store and post office and platted the second Lakeview site at its present-day location. Prospects for a new railroad grew in 1910, when the Altus, Roswell, and El Paso Company constructed a roadbed through Lakeview, but prevailing conditions forced them to abandon the project. Despite this and two disastrous fires in 1918 and 1919, the community survived. Lakeview was incorporated in 1921.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/> By the late 1920s, the town had several stores and a population exceeding 1,000.

A third fire in 1930 destroyed the business district, and the impact of the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]] contributed to Lakeview's decline. A short-lived boom in the late 1940s occurred, but it wasn't enough to revive the town. The First State Bank of Lakeview, in operation since 1908, merged with the First National Bank of Memphis in 1953. By 1980, the population had fallen to 244. That figure declined to 202 in 1990 and 152 in 2000.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 375
| 1940 = 330
| 1950 = 287
| 1960 = 219
| 1970 = 214
| 1980 = 244
| 1990 = 202
| 2000 = 152
| 2010 = 107
| 2020 = 60
| 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><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Lakeview, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Lakeview%20town,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=Jun 12, 2024}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 152 people, 51 households, and 36 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|730.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 74 housing units at an average density of {{convert|355.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 45.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 43.42% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 55.26% of the population.

There were 51 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.70.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 39.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age wes 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,138. About 31.4% of families and 31.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 49.1% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older.

==Education==
Public education in the town of Lakeview is provided by the [[Memphis Independent School District]]. The district's campuses are all located in the city of [[Memphis, Texas|Memphis]].

Lakeview was once a part of the [[Lakeview Independent School District]]. Declining student enrollment caused the district to consider consolidating with the larger Memphis Independent School District in 1999.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.amarillo.com/stories/081599/new_142-2932.001.shtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110804234307/http://www.amarillo.com/stories/081599/new_142-2932.001.shtml | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 4, 2011 | title = Lakeview, Memphis schools to consolidate | work = | publisher = [[Amarillo Globe-News]] | date = August 15, 1999 | accessdate = August 14, 2009}}</ref> The consolidation of the two districts was made official on July 1, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/Consolidations%20and%20Annexations%20thru%202017-18.pdf|title=CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS|publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]]|date=September 10, 2018|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref><!--Old URL: <ref>[http://www.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance/consolidations_05.09.07.doc CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822034809/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance/consolidations_05.09.07.doc |date=August 22, 2008 }}, Retrieved August 14, 2009.</ref>-->

Hall County is in the service area of [[Clarendon College (Texas)|Clarendon College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.173.  CLARENDON COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. ]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Towns in Hall County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]