Forest Heights, Texas

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Forest Heights is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Orange County, Texas, United States. It is located immediately east of State Highway 87 in northeastern Orange County, approximately five miles north of Little Cypress and eight miles north of Orange. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 250 in 2000. [1] Forest Heights is part of the Beaumont Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Public education in the community is provided by the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 1,329
U.S. Decennial Census [2]
1850–1900 [3] 1910 [4]
1920 [5] 1930 [6] 1940 [7]
1950 [8] 1960 [9] 1970 [10]
1980 [11] 1990 [12] 2000 [13]
2010 [14] 2020 [15]

Forest Heights first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [16] [14] [15]

2020 Census

Forest Heights CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [15] % 2020
White alone (NH)1,15386.76%
Black or African American alone (NH)90.68%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)130.98%
Asian alone (NH)50.38%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)40.30%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)644.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)816.09%
Total1,329100.00%

Education

It is in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District. [17]

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References

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  2. "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
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  15. 1 2 3 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forest Heights CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  16. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  17. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 26, 2024. - Text list

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