Westwood Shores, Texas

Westwood Shores, Texas
CDP
Coordinates: 30°56′15″N95°19′32″W / 30.93750°N 95.32556°W / 30.93750; -95.32556
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Trinity
Area
• Total	3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2)
• Land	3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
• Water	0.50 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	161 ft (49 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,239
• Density	390/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	75862
GNIS feature ID	2587004 [1]

Westwood Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census with a population of 1,162, increasing to 1,239 at the 2020 census. ^[2]

Geography

The CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) is water. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,162		—
2020	1,239		6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 1850–1900 [5] 1910 [6] 1920 [7] 1930 [8] 1940 [9] 1950 [10] 1960 [11] 1970 [12] 1980 [13] 1990 [14] 2000 [15] 2010 [16] 2020 [17]

Westwood Shores first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. ^[16]

2020 census

Westwood Shores 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 2010 [18]	Pop 2020 [17]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,110	1,098	95.52%	88.62%
Black or African American alone (NH)	5	16	0.43%	1.29%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	10	0	0.86%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	2	6	0.17%	0.48%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	3	0.00%	0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	3	39	0.26%	3.15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	77	2.75%	6.21%
Total	1,162	1,239	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,239 people, 794 households, and 635 families residing in the CDP.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westwood Shores, Texas
2. "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010.
3. "Boundary Map of Westwood Shores, Texas". MapTechnica. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
4. "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
5. "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
6. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
7. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
8. "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
9. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
10. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
11. "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
12. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
13. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
14. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
15. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
16. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
17. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Westwood Shores CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
18. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Westwood Shores CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .