Editing Oakhurst, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Oakhurst, Texas
|settlement_type          = [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]] & [[census-designated place]]
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|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        = [[San Jacinto County, Texas|San Jacinto]]

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|area_total_km2           = 4.1
|area_land_km2            = 4.1
|area_water_km2           = 0.0
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.6
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.6
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.0

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|population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2010|2010]]
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|population_total         = 233
|population_density_km2   = auto

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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
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|elevation_m              = 119
|elevation_ft             = 390
|coordinates              = {{coord|30|44|26|N|95|18|38|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 77359
|area_code                = [[Area code 936|936]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 48-52992<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              = 1382413<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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'''Oakhurst''' is a [[census-designated place]] and [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[San Jacinto County, Texas|San Jacinto County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 233 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. Prior to the 2010 census Oakhurst and [[Cape Royale, Texas|Cape Royale]] CDPs were part of Oakhurst city, which has been disincorporated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-45.pdf|title=Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Texas: 2010}}</ref>

==Geography==
Oakhurst is located at {{coord|30|44|26|N|95|18|38|W|type:city}} (30.740538, -95.310563).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city had a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 219
|2000= 230
|2010= 233
|2020= 148
|align=right
|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> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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Oakhurst first appeared as a city in the [[1990 U.S. Census]];<ref name=1990CensusTX/> and as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2010CensusTX/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Oakhurst CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Oakhurst city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4852992&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Oakhurst CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4852992&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Oakhurst CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4852992&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|188
|192
|style='background: #ffffe6; |110
|81.74%
|82.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74.32%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|34
|30
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|14.78%
|12.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.51%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.35%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.68%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.43%
|0.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.11%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|7
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|3.04%
|3.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.03%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''230'''
|'''233'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''148'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 230 people, 85 households, and 66 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|146.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 115 housing units at an average density of {{convert|73.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.78% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.04% of the population.

There were 85 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,167, and the median income for a family was $40,909. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $35,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,987. About 5.0% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 30.8% of those 65 or over.
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==Notable person==
*[[W. Marvin Watson]], who served as [[United States Postmaster General|U. S. Postmaster General]], [[Secretary to the President (US)#Appointments Secretary|White House Appointments Secretary]] and then as [[White House Chief of Staff]] under [[Lyndon B. Johnson|President Lyndon B. Johnson]], was born in Oakhurst in 1924.

==Education==
Oakhurst is served by the [[Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District]].<!--UNI 14520--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48407_san_jacinto/DC20SD_C48407.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Jacinto County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-15}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48407_san_jacinto/DC20SD_C48407_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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{{San Jacinto County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Former cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2000]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in San Jacinto County, Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in San Jacinto County, Texas]]
[[Category:Greater Houston]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]