Big Thicket Lake Estates, Texas

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Big Thicket Lake Estates, Texas
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Big Thicket Lake Estates
Coordinates: 30°29′15″N94°46′4″W / 30.48750°N 94.76778°W / 30.48750; -94.76778
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Texas.svg  Texas
Counties Polk, Liberty
Area
[1]
 • Total2.53 sq mi (6.54 km2)
 • Land2.34 sq mi (6.05 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2)
Elevation
145 ft (44 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total514
 • Density318/sq mi (122.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
77351, 77369
FIPS code 48-08240
GNIS feature ID2586910

Big Thicket Lake Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk and Liberty counties, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 742, decreasing to 514 at the 2020 census. [2]

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Geography

Big Thicket Lake Estates is located along the southern border of Polk County and the northern border of Liberty County at 30°29′15″N94°46′4″W / 30.48750°N 94.76778°W / 30.48750; -94.76778 (30.487388, -94.767885). The CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 7.39%, are water. [1] It is a residential community built around several artificial lakes, the largest of which is Bear Foot Lake, a reservoir built on Mill Creek, a tributary of Menard Creek and then the Trinity River.

Texas State Highway 146 forms the western edge of the community. The highway leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Livingston and south 31 miles (50 km) to Liberty.

Demographics

Big Thicket Lake Estates racial composition as of 2020 [3]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) [lower-alpha 1]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (NH)44285.99%
Black or African American (NH)20.39%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)40.78%
Some Other Race (NH)20.39%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)265.06%
Hispanic or Latino 387.39%
Total514

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 514 people, 242 households, and 131 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Sections in Polk County are divided between the Big Sandy Independent School District and the Livingston Independent School District. [5] Parts in Liberty County are in the Hardin Independent School District. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Big Thicket Lake Estates CDP, Texas". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  4. ↑ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Polk County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Liberty County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  1. ↑ 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. [4]


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