Buckholts is a town in
Milam County, Texas
Milam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,754. The county seat is Cameron. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality in Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. Milam Cou ...
, United States. Its population was 515 at the 2010 census. The town was founded in 1887, and had a movie theater and a hospital in the early 1920s, with a population around 1000 people.
Geography
Buckholts is located at (30.873919, –97.125128).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
At the 2000
census
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,
387 people, 145 households, and 102 families were residing in the town. The
population density
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was 291.7 people/sq mi (112.3/km
2). The 166 housing units averaged 125.1/sq mi (48.2/km
2). The
racial makeup
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was 83.46% White, 1.81% African American, 0.52% Native American, 12.92% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 35.66% of the population.
Of the 145 households, 32.4% had children under 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were not families. About 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.67, and the average family size was 3.24.
In the town, the age distribution was 28.2% under 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% at 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The
median household income
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was $31,563 and the median family income was $36,875. Males had a median income of $31,458 and females $19,375. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
was $13,102. About 16.8% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The town of Buckholts is served by the
Buckholts Independent School District, the location of
Buckholts High School
Buckholts High School or Buckholts School is a public high school located in Buckholts, Texas, USA. It is part of the Buckholts Independent School District located in northwestern Milam County and classified as a 1A school by the University Inter ...
.
References
External links
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Towns in Milam County, Texas
Towns in Texas