Massey Lake, Texas

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Massey Lake, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Massey Lake
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Massey Lake
Coordinates: 31°48′44″N95°52′06″W / 31.81222°N 95.86833°W / 31.81222; -95.86833
Country United States
State Texas
County Anderson
Elevation
289 ft (88 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1378648 [1]

Massey Lake is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, located within the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.

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Geography

Massey Lake stands along Farm to Market Road 2054, 14 mi (23 km) northwest of Palestine and 2 mi (3.2 km) southwest of Tennessee Colony in the western part of Anderson County. [2]

Demographics

Massey Lake is estimated to have a population of 20, and according to the Texas Almanac , has remained at around 20 people between 1925 and 1966, the last year in which data was collected. [3] In the 2020 census, Massey Lake and its zip code were part of a mostly-middle aged census grouping of just under 10,000 people. [4]

Education

Massey Lake had three schools, with two during the 1930s and 1940s and only one in 1985. [2] Today the community is served by the Cayuga Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Massey Lake, Texas
  2. 1 2 Massey Lake, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ↑ "Massey Lake | TX Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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