Editing Lovelady, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Lovelady, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = Lovelady Texas City Hall.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = Lovelady City Hall
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Lovelady.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Lovelady, Texas
| image_map1               = Houston County Lovelady.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
<!-- Location -->
| 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        = [[Houston County, Texas|Houston]]
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| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 1927
<!-- Area -->
| 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|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 3.44
| area_land_km2            = 3.42
| area_water_km2           = 0.02
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.33
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.32
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 570
| population_density_km2   = 183.27
| population_density_sq_mi = 474.64
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 299
| coordinates              = {{coord|31|07|29|N|95|26|43|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 75851
| area_code                = [[Area code 936|936]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-44260<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              = 2410885<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410885}}</ref>
| website                  = 
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[[File:Town of Lovelady.jpg|thumb|upright|Historical Marker of the City of Lovelady]]
'''Lovelady''' is a town in [[Houston County, Texas|Houston County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 570 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/G001/1600000US4844260| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lovelady city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=March 16, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213094315/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4844260| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
Lovelady was founded by investors of the Houston & Great Northern Railroad as a railway line was built through a land grant of Cyrus Lovelady, near the communities of Nevil's Prairie, [[Pennington, Texas|Pennington]], and [[Weldon, Texas|Weldon]]. The U.S. Post Office opened on November 8, 1872. The town soon had livery, stables, blacksmith shop, and hotels, prospering as both a marketplace and a shipping point. By 1876 a public school was held in a local log house. Lovelady was incorporated in 1927.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Lovelady, Texas Historical Marker
|author=Texas State Historical Commission
|url=http://www.stoppingpoints.com/texas/sights.cgi?marker=Town+of+Lovelady&cnty=houston
|accessdate=August 8, 2009
}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lovelady is located in southern Houston County. [[Texas State Highway 19]] runs through the center of town as Commerce Street, leading north {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Crockett, Texas|Crockett]], the [[county seat]], and south the same distance to [[Trinity, Texas|Trinity]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lovelady has a total area of {{convert|3.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.44%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The city is drained to the west by tributaries of Tantabogue Creek and to the east by tributaries of Gail Creek, both of which flow south to White Rock Creek, part of the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]] watershed.

===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, Lovelady has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=893514&cityname=Lovelady%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Lovelady, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 625
|1930= 502
|1940= 542
|1950= 541
|1960= 466
|1970= 388
|1980= 509
|1990= 587
|2000= 608
|2010= 649
|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=570}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Lovelady racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4844260&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>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><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)
|392
|68.77%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|68
|11.93%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.18%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|6
|1.05%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|25
|4.39%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|78
|13.68%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''570'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 570 people, 349 households, and 154 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 608 people, 240 households, and 175 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|543.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 293 housing units at an average density of {{convert|262.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.40% [[African American|Black]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.12% of the population.

There were 240 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $30,341 versus $19,028 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,624. About 11.6% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable person ==
* [[Charles Harrelson]], murderer and father of [[Woody Harrelson]]

==Economy==

Lovelady is perhaps best known for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – [[Eastham Unit]], a medium security penitentiary housing some 2,400 inmates for various offenses. The local economy is dependent on the employment of the local workforce at the prison, which has a current staff of 718 employees.<ref name="Profile">"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/ea.htm Eastham Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201126/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/ea.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] Verified 2011-02-02.</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==
[[Eastham Unit]], a [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] prison for men, is located in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Houston County, Texas|Houston County]], southwest of Lovelady.<ref name="Profile" />

[[Image:Lovelady-rich-building.jpg|thumb|C. R. Rich Building]]
==Education==
The city is served by the [[Lovelady Independent School District]].

==Architecture==
Charles Rufus Rich (1857–1945) completed this building in 1906 as a combination ground floor general mercantile store and second floor residence. A native of Texas, Rich had opened his business in Lovelady in the early 1900s.<ref>{{cite web
|title=C.R. Rich Building Historical Marker
|author=Texas State Historical Commission
|url=http://www.stoppingpoints.com/texas/sights.cgi?marker=C.+R.+Rich+Building&cnty=houston
|accessdate=August 8, 2009
}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [http://www.CrockettAreaChamber.org/ Houston County and Crockett Area Chamber of Commerce]

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