Seven Points, Texas

This article is about the city in Texas. For other places named Seven Points, see Seven Points.

Seven Points, Texas
City
Location of Seven Points, Texas
Coordinates: 32°19′35″N96°14′12″W / 32.32639°N 96.23667°W / 32.32639; -96.23667
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Henderson, Kaufman
Area [1]
• Total	2.76 sq mi (7.15 km2)
• Land	2.75 sq mi (7.12 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [2]	354 ft (108 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,370
• Density	500/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75143
Area codes	903, 430
FIPS code	48-66908 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2411870 [2]
Website	www.sevenpointstx.com

Seven Points is a city in Henderson and Kaufman counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,370 at the 2020 census, up from 1,455 at the 2010 census. ^[4]

The city is named for an intersection where seven roads converge. These are not Old West wagon trails, however; the town did not exist until nearby Cedar Creek Reservoir was built in the 1960s, and was not incorporated until the 1970s. The seven roads consist of two state highways (three directions), a farm-to-market road, and three county roads.

Geography

Seven Points is located in northwestern Henderson County. A small part of the city extends north along Seven Points Road (Texas State Highway 274) into Kaufman County. Highway 274 leads north 9 miles (14 km) to Kemp and southeast 14 miles (23 km) to Trinidad. Texas State Highway 334 (East Cedar Creek Parkway) leads east from Seven Points across Cedar Creek Reservoir 4 miles (6 km) to Gun Barrel City. Athens, the Henderson county seat, is 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Seven Points.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 0.42%, are water. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	186		—
1980	647		247.8%
1990	723		11.7%
2000	1,145		58.4%
2010	1,455		27.1%
2020	1,370		−5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Seven Points racial composition as of 2020 ^[6]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	1,081	78.91%
Black or African American (NH)	9	0.66%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	8	0.58%
Asian (NH)	2	0.15%
Some Other Race (NH)	2	0.15%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	61	4.45%
Hispanic or Latino	207	15.11%
Total	1,370

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,370 people, 532 households, and 384 families residing in the city.

Education

The Kemp Independent School District serves most of Seven Points, although portions of the city lie within the Mabank Independent School District.

Revenue through traffic citations

In the fiscal year September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011 Seven Points raised $521,995 from traffic citations. Seven Points made 43% more than Gun Barrel City in fines, although Gun Barrel City has 75% more people.

Below is a chart with a four-year history of fines collected by Seven Points and three surrounding cities: ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

City	Population	2008	2009	2010	2011
Seven Points, TX	1,455	$168,411	$265,215	$387,000	$521,995
Gun Barrel City, TX	5,672	$502,595	$384,586	$364,703	$298,633
Ennis, TX	18,513	$702,949	$807,642	$830,008	$636,938
Kaufman, TX	6,703	$259,406	$298,217	$322,656	$307,800

Notes

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. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seven Points, Texas
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Seven Points city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
7. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
8. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
11. "Texas Judicial Branch" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
12. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
13. "2010 Census: Population of Texas Cities Arranged in Alphabetical Order | TSLAC".

External links

• Seven Points, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Cedar Creek Library
• Seven Points Economic Development Corporation