Uncertain, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 32°42′22″N94°07′46″W / 32.70611°N 94.12944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Harrison |
Area | |
• Total | 0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2) |
• Land | 0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 184 ft (56 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 85 |
• Density | 171.32/sq mi (66.17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 75661 |
Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
FIPS code | 48-74240 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2412128 [2] |
Website | www |
Uncertain is a city in Harrison County, Texas, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 94, [4] down from 150 at the 2000 census. In 2020, it had a population of 85. [5]
The city of Uncertain was incorporated in 1961 as a Type B general law city, with a mayor and five aldermen on an at-large basis. [6]
Uncertain has been noted for its unusual place name. [7] According to tradition, the town derives its name from the original application for township where the name for it had not been decided. Therefore when the original residents filled out the application they put "Uncertain" in the blank for the name. When the township was given, it then became "Uncertain".[ citation needed ]
Uncertain is in the northeastern corner of Harrison County, at the west end of Caddo Lake, a water body on Big Cypress Bayou that extends east into Louisiana. The city is at the east end of Farm to Market Road 2198, which leads southwest 5 miles (8 km) to State Highway 43 near Karnack. Uncertain is 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Marshall, the Harrison county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), of which 0.2 acres (996 m2), or 0.08%, are water. [4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1970 | 202 | — | |
1980 | 176 | −12.9% | |
1990 | 194 | 10.2% | |
2000 | 150 | −22.7% | |
2010 | 94 | −37.3% | |
2020 | 85 | −9.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] |
At the 2000 census, there were 150 people, 77 households, and 49 families residing in the city. [3] The population density was 294.1 inhabitants per square mile (113.6/km2). There were 137 housing units at an average density of 268.7 per square mile (103.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 72.67% White, 26.67% African American and 0.67% (i.e. 1 person) Native American. At the 2020 census, there were 85 people; the racial makeup of the city in 2020 was predominantly white. [5]
The city of Uncertain is served by the Karnack Independent School District. [9]
Panola College is the assigned community college for the majority of Harrison County, Uncertain included, according to the Texas Education Code. [10]
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