Lake Brownwood is a

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(CDP) located in Brown County in central

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, United States. The population was 1,532 at the 2010 census.

Geography

The Lake Brownwood CDP is located in western Brown County at (31.823538, -99.094827), along the western arm of

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, a reservoir on Jim Ned Creek and Pecan Bayou. The CDP is northwest of Brownwood, the county seat. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 15.77%, are covered by water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 1,462 people, 580 households, and 347 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, 1,694 people, 723 households, and 493 families resided in the CDP. The population density was . The 1,043 housing units averaged 182.2 per square mile (70.4/km). The

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of the CDP was 89.49% White, 1.48% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 6.20% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.97% of the population. Of the 723 households, 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were not families. About 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.80. Brownwood Dam33

In the CDP, the population was distributed as 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,286, and for a family was $29,280. Males had a median income of $25,380 versus $17,946 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,289. About 18.4% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the

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, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

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