Lakeside is a town in

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. The population was 1,307 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Lakeside is located at (32.821677, –97.489554). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,040 people, 419 households, and 343 families residing in the town. The

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was 687.5 people per square mile (265.9/km²). There were 435 housing units at an average density of 287.6 per square mile (111.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.87%

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, 0.58%

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, 0.29% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.38%

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, 0.67% from

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, and 1.06% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.27% of the population. There were 419 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.75. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $58,056, and the median income for a family was $64,583. Males had a median income of $45,500 versus $27,981 for females. The

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for the town was $26,992. About 1.8% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the

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, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Lakeside is served by the

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References

External links

Town of Lakeside official website
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