South Toledo Bend, Texas

South Toledo Bend, Texas
CDP
Satellite view of South Toledo Bend
Coordinates: 31°9′24″N93°36′27″W / 31.15667°N 93.60750°W / 31.15667; -93.60750
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Newton
Area
• Total	5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
• Land	3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
• Water	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
Elevation	180 ft (55 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	434
• Density	76/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	75932
Area code	409
FIPS code	48-69326 [1]
GNIS feature ID	1852771 [2]

South Toledo Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) in Newton County, Texas, United States. The population was 434 at the 2020 census, down from 524 at the 2010 census.

Geography

South Toledo Bend is located at 31°9′24″N93°36′27″W / 31.15667°N 93.60750°W / 31.15667; -93.60750 (31.156779, -93.607466). According to the United States Census Bureau in 2000, the CDP has a total area of 21.2 square miles (55 km²), of which 18.5 square miles (48 km²) was land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²) (12.85%) was water.

The CDP lost area prior to the 2010 census. ^[3] The new total area is 5.7 square miles (15 km²), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) is now land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) is water. ^[4]

Demographics

South Toledo Bend racial composition as of 2020 ^[5]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	399	91.94%
Black or African American (NH)	6	1.38%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	2	0.46%
Asian (NH)	4	0.92%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	11	2.53%
Hispanic or Latino	12	2.76%
Total	434

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 434 people, 187 households, and 159 families residing in the CDP.

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 576 people, 289 households, and 199 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 31.2 inhabitants per square mile (12.0/km²). There were 723 housing units at an average density of 39.2 per square mile (15.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.70% White, 2.26% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 289 households, out of which 10.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.37.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 10.2% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 37.2% from 45 to 64, and 34.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,697, and the median income for a family was $42,212. Males had a median income of $33,646 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,238. About 4.1% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010.
4. "South Toledo Bend, Texas :: Boundary Map of South Toledo Bend, Texas".
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
6. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
7. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

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. ^{[6] [7]}

External links

• Toledo Bend tourism site
• Partnership of Southeast Texas -- regional economic development site