Coffee City is a small city in southeast Henderson County,

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, United States. The population was 278 at the 2010 census, up from 193 at the 2000 census. The city was developed after the construction of

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in the early 1960s. As it is located on a sliver of Henderson County, a

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, which extends eastward onto Lake Palestine and

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, a number of liquor stores sprung up by the 1980s to capture business from residents of Tyler and neighboring Smith County (which at the time was dry). The importance of Coffee City declined in 2012 with the passage of legislation which allowed beer and wine sales in Tyler.Beer, wine sales boon to Tyler, bust to outlying areas
Tyler Morning Telegraph, June 15, 2015, accessed March 16, 2018.

Geography

Coffee City is located in southeastern Henderson County. It is on the west shore of

, a reservoir on the

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. The town limits extend into the center of the lake, which is the border with

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and

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counties. To the south, the town includes Ledbetter Bay and its two inlets Ledbetter Inlet and Highsaw Cove, while to the north the town extends beyond the Caney Bay inlet.''Saline Bay, Texas,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1987 rev.) Texas Highway 155 crosses Ledbetter Bay as it passes through Coffee City, then crosses Lake Palestine into Smith County. The highway leads northeast to

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and south to Frankston.

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, the Henderson

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, is west of Coffee City by highway. As of the 2010 census the town had a total area of , of which were land and , or 70.96%, were water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 193 people (current census is around 600) With active annexations, 84 households, and 58 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 109 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 56.99%

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, 41.45%

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and 1.55% Native American.

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of any race were 0.52% of the population. There were 84 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were

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living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.69. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,792, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $30,833 for females. The

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for the city was $19,789. About 26.6% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the

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, including 44.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 31.0% of those 65 or over.

Education

Coffee City is served by the

Brownsboro Independent School District Brownsboro Independent School District is a state recognized 4A public school district based in Brownsboro, Texas (USA). In addition to Brownsboro, the district serves the cities of Chandler and portions of Coffee City, Athens, and Moore Stati ...

Frankston Independent School District The Frankston Independent School District is a public school district based in Frankston, Texas (USA). The district is located in northeastern Anderson County and extends into southeastern Henderson County, including the town of Berryville a ...

, and

LaPoynor Independent School District LaPoynor Independent School District is a public school district situated between the communities of Poynor and Larue, an unincorporated community; both are located in Henderson County, Texas ( USA). The district is located in southeastern ...

References

External links

Coffee City official website
* {{authority control Towns in Henderson County, Texas Towns in Texas