Browndell is a city in

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, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Browndell is located in northern Jasper County at (31.120251, –93.982003).

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runs along the western border of the city, leading south to

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, the

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, and north to Pineland. The community is east of the

Sam Rayburn Reservoir Sam Rayburn Reservoir is a reservoir in the United States in Deep East Texas, north of Beaumont. The reservoir is fed by the Angelina River, the major tributary of the Neches River. The Reservoir is upstream of the Big Thicket National Preserve. ...

. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 160 people, 49 households, and 41 families residing in the city. As of the

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of 2000, there were 219 people, 79 households, and 54 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 118 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 38.36%

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, 60.73%

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, and 0.91% from two or more races. There were 79 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were

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living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.35. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,313, and the median income for a family was $29,583. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $15,804 for females. The

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for the city was $11,229. About 15.3% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the

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, including 8.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 31.0% of those 65 or over.

Education

Browndell is served by the

Brookeland Independent School District Brookeland Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Brookeland, Texas (USA). In addition to Brookeland, the district covers portions of four counties - southwestern Sabine, northeastern Jasper (including ...

References

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