Editing Winnie, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Winnie, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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| image_map                = Chambers County Winnie.svg
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| map_caption              = Location of Winnie, 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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| leader_title             = Mayor
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = 
| area_total_km2           = 10.3
| area_land_km2            = 10.3
| area_water_km2           = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi         = 4.0
| area_land_sq_mi          = 4.0
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.0
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| population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 3162
| population_density_km2   = 315.9
| population_density_sq_mi = 813.5
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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             = 23
| coordinates              = {{coord|29|49|8|N|94|23|0|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 77665
| area_code                = [[Area code 409|409]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-79792<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| blank1_info              = 2409611<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409611}}</ref>
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'''Winnie''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 3,162 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
The town plat was filed in 1895 by the ''Gulf and Inter-state Railway'' officials. The town was named after Fox Winnie, a railroad contractor who worked for the line. The ''Winnie and Loan Improvement Company'' attempted to market small lots of land, but due to poor sales, the company was dissolved in 1911.<ref name="TSHA1">Robert Wooster. "[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfw03 Winnie, Texas]." ''[[Texas State Historical Association]].'' Accessed October 7, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.</ref> In 1941 an [[oilfield]] was discovered nearby, leading the way for the oil businessman Glenn H. McCarthy to establish a gas plant just east of the town.<ref name="TXSC1">John Troesser. "[http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/WinnieTexas.htm Winnie, Texas]." ''TexasEscapes.com.'' Accessed October 7, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.</ref> This development, along with the construction of [[Interstate 10 in Texas|Interstate 10]], would lead to population growth. The East Chambers County Consolidated School District was established in 1931.

==Geography==
Winnie is located at {{coord|29|49|8|N|94|23|0|W|type:city}} (29.818891, -94.383462).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.0|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 2914
|2010= 3254
|2020= 3162
|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"
|+'''Winnie racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4879792&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)
|1,912
|60.47%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|102
|3.23%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|6
|0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|14
|0.44%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|17
|0.54%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|109
|3.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,002
|31.69%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,162'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,162 people, 926 households, and 598 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 Census data===
[[Image:WinnieStowellVFD.JPG|thumb|Winnie-Stowell Volunteer Fire Department]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,914 people, 1,039 households, and 735 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|732.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,160 housing units at an average density of {{convert|291.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.12% of the population.

There were 1,039 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the CDP, the population was 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,314, and the median income for a family was $33,816. Males had a median income of $31,083 versus $17,708 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,779. About 10.7% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those aged 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
Winnie is the host of the Texas Rice Festival (TRF),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasricefestival.org/|access-date=2009-07-27|title=TexasRiceFestival.org}}</ref> which occurs during the first weekend of October annually. During the TRF, the farmers of Southeast Texas are appreciated, and there are live bands, singers, and a Beauty Pageant that takes place during this time. It starts on the Wednesday before the first weekend of October by a cook-off festival.

During the first weekend of every month, there is a [[flea market]] entitled Larry's Old Time Trade Days. This is a cultural attraction for much of Southeast Texas.

==Area attractions==
[[Winnie Cumulus Broadcasting Tower]], a {{convert|609.6|m|sp=us|order=flip}} tall guyed TV mast at {{coord|29|56|09.8|N|94|30|39.4|W}}, which is one of the world's tallest structures.

[[Image:ChambersCountyHargravesLibrary.JPG|thumb|Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch Library]]
==Education==
[[East Chambers Independent School District]] serves Winnie.<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>

The Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch Library in Winnie is a branch of the [http://www.chambers.lib.tx.us Chambers County Library System].<ref>"[http://www.co.chambers.tx.us/offices/library.html Library System]." They are located at 924 Hwy 124 Winnie, Texas 77665''[[Chambers County, Texas]]''. Retrieved on November 28, 2008.</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 Winnie and [[Stowell, Texas|Stowell]].

==References==

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==External links==
{{Portal|Texas}}  
* {{Gnis|1350424|Winnie, Texas}}
* [http://www.winnietexas.com/ Winnie Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.eastchambers.isd.esc4.net/ East Chambers ISD]
* [http://www.gulfcoastcomputerservice.com Gulf Coast Computer Services]
* [http://www.eastchambers.net/ East Chambers Independent School District]

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