Editing Stowell, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Stowell, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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| image_map                = Chambers County Stowell.svg
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| map_caption              = Location of Stowell, Texas
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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        = [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers]]
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_total_km2           = 26.5
| area_land_km2            = 26.0
| area_water_km2           = 0.5
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| area_land_sq_mi          = 
| area_water_sq_mi         = 
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1743
| population_density_km2   = 67.5
| population_density_sq_mi = 
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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             = 20
| coordinates              = {{coord|29|45|50|N|94|21|46|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 77661
| area_code                = [[Area code 409|409]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-70520<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>
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| blank1_info              = 2410007<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410007}}</ref>
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'''Stowell''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers County]], [[Texas]], United States. The [[population]] was 1,743 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4870520| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Stowell CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 27, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213042319/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4870520| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Stowell is located on the eastern border of Chambers County and is bordered by [[Winnie, Texas|Winnie]] to the north and [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson County]] to the east. [[Texas State Highway 124]] passes through Stowell, leading north {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 10]] on the north side of Winnie and south {{convert|16|mi}} to [[High Island, Texas|High Island]] on the Gulf of Mexico. [[Texas State Highway 65]] leads west from Stowell {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Anahuac, Texas|Anahuac]], the Chambers County seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Stowell CDP has a total area of {{convert|26.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|26.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 1.91%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 1572
|2010= 1756
|2020= 1743
|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|publisher=[[US 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"
|+'''Stowell racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4870520&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-23 |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)
|789
|45.27%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|300
|17.21%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|2
|0.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3
|0.17%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|12
|0.69%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|54
|3.1%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|583
|33.45%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,743'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,743 people, 642 households, and 462 families residing in the CDP.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,572 people, 564 households, and 433 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|158.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 619 housing units at an average density of {{convert|62.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 30.92% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.82% 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]] of any race were 10.43% of the population.

There were 564 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,981, and the median income for a family was $39,792. Males had a median income of $35,154 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,371. About 10.9% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.3% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[East Chambers Independent School District]] serves Stowell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48071_chambers/DC20SD_C48071.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48071_chambers/DC20SD_C48071.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chambers County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-09-24}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48071_chambers/DC20SD_C48071_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Residents of East Chambers ISD are zoned to [[Lee College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.186.  LEE COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA].</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Chambers County-Winnie Stowell Airport]], a [[general aviation]] airport in unincorporated Chambers County, serves Stowell and [[Winnie, Texas|Winnie]].

==References==

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==External links==
* {{Gnis|1347987|Stowell, Texas}}

{{Chambers County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Chambers County, Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Chambers County, Texas]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas]]
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