Editing Milam, Texas

{{distinguish|Milam County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Milam, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| image_skyline            = 
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| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Milam.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Milam, Texas
| image_map1               = Sabine County Milam.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = 
<!-- 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        = [[Sabine County, Texas|Sabine]]
<!-- Government -->
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| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = 
| area_total_km2           = 86.5
| area_land_km2            = 85.0
| area_water_km2           = 1.5
| area_total_sq_mi         = 33.4
| area_land_sq_mi          = 32.8
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.6
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1355
| population_density_km2   = auto
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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             = 259
| coordinates              = {{coord|31|27|23|N|93|47|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 75947, 75959
| area_code                = [[Area code 409|409]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-48324<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              = 2408831<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2408831}}</ref>
| website                  = 
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}}
'''Milam''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Sabine County, Texas|Sabine County]], [[Texas]], United States. It is located along the [[Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana)|Sabine River]] at the junction of [[State Highway 87 (Texas)|Highway 87]] and [[State Highway 21 (Texas)|Highway 21]]. The population was 1,355 at the 2020 census. Milam is the largest city in Sabine County.

==Historical development==
With an approximate settling date of 1828, it was originally dubbed ''Red Mound'', but was renamed again in honor of [[Benjamin Rush Milam]] (a famous figure in the [[Texas Revolution]]) when it became the municipal seat of Sabine County in 1836. Because an increasing number of residents wanted a more central location for the county seat, in 1858 they designated the newly platted town of [[Hemphill, Texas]] to fill that role.<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlm65 TSHA Online – Texas State Historical Association<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the [[Confederate Army]] Quartermaster for Sabine County served from Milam.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|33.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} (1.71%) is water.

===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, Milam has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594037&cityname=Milam%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Milam, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1355
|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> 
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Milam racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4848324&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)
|1,181
|87.16%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|49
|3.62%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|6
|0.44%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|8
|0.59%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|8
|0.59%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|47
|3.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|56
|4.13%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,355'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,355 people, 641 households, and 452 families residing in the CDP.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,329 people, 608 households, and 424 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|40.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,010 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 608 households, out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 28.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,717, and the median income for a family was $38,077. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $26,397 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,155. About 6.4% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Milam is served by the [[Hemphill Independent School District]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Gnis|1382282|Milam, Texas}}
{{Sabine County, Texas}}

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