West Tawakoni, Texas
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement West Tawakoni (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,895 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="USCensusEst2018">Template:Cite web</ref> West Tawakoni is located on the west side of Lake Tawakoni, while its twin city East Tawakoni is located on the east side of the lake in Rains County.
Geography
[edit]West Tawakoni is located in southeastern Hunt County. It is bordered on three sides by Lake Tawakoni, a reservoir on the Sabine River. To the north is the lake's Caddo Inlet, to the south are Waco Bay and Kitsee Inlet, and to the east is the main body of the lake. Texas State Highway 276 passes through the northern part of the city, leading east across the lake Template:Convert to East Tawakoni and west the same distance to Quinlan. Greenville, the Hunt county seat, is Template:Convert to the north via Highway 276 and Highway 34, while downtown Dallas is Template:Convert to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, West Tawakoni has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.67%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Demographics
[edit]| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (NH) | 1,553 | 81.95% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 10 | 0.53% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 26 | 1.37% |
| Asian (NH) | 20 | 1.06% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 6 | 0.32% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.05% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 111 | 5.86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 8.87% |
| Total | 1,895 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,895 people, 742 households, and 453 families residing in the city.
Education
[edit]West Tawakoni is served by the Quinlan Independent School District.