Editing Seven Points, Texas

{{About|the city in Texas|other places named Seven Points|Seven Points (disambiguation){{!}}Seven Points}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson]], [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman]]
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'''Seven Points''' is a city in [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson]] and [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. The population was 1,370 at the 2020 census, up from 1,455 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4866908| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Seven Points city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 12, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213111006/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4866908| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city is named for an intersection where seven roads converge. These are not [[American Old West|Old West]] wagon trails, however; the town did not exist until nearby [[Cedar Creek Reservoir (Texas)|Cedar Creek Reservoir]] was built in the 1960s, and was not incorporated until the 1970s. The seven roads consist of two state highways (three directions), a [[farm-to-market road]], and three county roads.

==Geography==

Seven Points is located in northwestern Henderson County. A small part of the city extends north along Seven Points Road ([[Texas State Highway 274]]) into Kaufman County. Highway 274 leads north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Kemp, Texas|Kemp]] and southeast {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Trinidad, Texas|Trinidad]]. [[Texas State Highway 334]] (East Cedar Creek Parkway) leads east from Seven Points across Cedar Creek Reservoir {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Gun Barrel City, Texas|Gun Barrel City]]. [[Athens, Texas|Athens]], the Henderson [[county seat]], is {{convert|24|mi}} southeast of Seven Points.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.42%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = center
| 1970 = 186
| 1980 = 647
| 1990 = 723
| 2000 = 1145
| 2010 = 1455
| 2020 = 1370
| 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"
|+'''Seven Points racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4866908&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>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)
|1,081
|78.91%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|9
|0.66%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|8
|0.58%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|2
|0.15%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|2
|0.15%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|61
|4.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|207
|15.11%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,370'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,370 people, 532 households, and 384 families residing in the city.

==Education==
The [[Kemp Independent School District]] serves most of Seven Points, although portions of the city lie within the [[Mabank Independent School District]].

==Revenue through traffic citations==

In the fiscal year September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011 Seven Points raised $521,995 from traffic citations. Seven Points made 43% more than Gun Barrel City in fines, although Gun Barrel City has 75% more people.

Below is a chart with a four-year history of fines collected by Seven Points and three surrounding cities:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2011/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-date=February 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221144739/http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2011/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2010/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402092020/http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2010/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2009/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city-fy09.pdf |title=Texas Judicial Branch |access-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210808/http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2009/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city-fy09.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.txcourts.gov/pubs/AR2008/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city-fy08.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154309/http://www.txcourts.gov/pubs/AR2008/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city-fy08.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/popcity12010.html|title=2010 Census: Population of Texas Cities Arranged in Alphabetical Order &#124; TSLAC}}</ref>
        
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! City    !! Population !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011
|-
| Seven Points, TX    ||align="right" |1,455 || $168,411 ||$265,215 || $387,000 || $521,995
|-
| Gun Barrel City, TX ||align="right" |5,672|| $502,595 || $384,586 || $364,703 || $298,633
|-
| [[Ennis, TX]]           ||align="right" |18,513 || $702,949 || $807,642 || $830,008 || $636,938
|-
| [[Kaufman, TX]]         ||align="right" |6,703 || $259,406 || $298,217 || $322,656 || $307,800
|-
 
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hrsju|name=Seven Points, Texas}}
* [http://www.cedarcreeklibrary.com Cedar Creek Library]
* [http://www.sevenpointsedc.com Seven Points Economic Development Corporation]

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