West Tawakoni ( ) is a city in
Hunt County
Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from 18 ...
,
Texas
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, United States. The population was 1,895 at the 2020 census.
West Tawakoni is located on the west side of
Lake Tawakoni
Lake Tawakoni ( ) is a reservoir located in Northeast Texas, about east of Dallas. It lies within three Texas counties, Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt. It is used for water supply and recreation. It is under the Sabine River Authority of Texas and ...
, while its twin city
East Tawakoni
East Tawakoni ( ) is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 883 at the 2010 census. East Tawakoni is located on the east side of Lake Tawakoni, while its twin city West Tawakoni is located on the west side of the lake.
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is located on the east side of the lake in
Rains County.
Geography
West Tawakoni is located in southeastern Hunt County at (32.902544, –96.024452).
It is bordered on three sides by Lake Tawakoni, a reservoir on the
Sabine River. To the north is the lake's Caddo Inlet, to the south are Waco Bay and Kitsee Inlet, and to the east is the main body of the lake.
Texas State Highway 276
State Highway 276 (SH 276) is a Texas state highway that runs from Rockwall east to Emory. This route was designated on July 25, 1960, between Rockwall and Quinlan, replacing FM 1143 and part of FM 35. SH 276 was ext ...
passes through the northern part of the city, leading east across the lake to East Tawakoni and west the same distance to
Quinlan.
Greenville, the Hunt
county seat
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, is to the north via Highway 276 and
Highway 34, while downtown
Dallas
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is to the west.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, West Tawakoni has a total area of , of which , or 0.67%, are water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, there were 1,895 people, 742 households, and 453 families residing in the city.
Education
West Tawakoni is served by the
Quinlan Independent School District Quinlan Independent School District is a public school district based in Quinlan, Texas, Quinlan, Texas (United States, USA).
In addition to Quinlan, the district serves the towns of West Tawakoni, Texas, West Tawakoni and Hawk Cove, Texas, Hawk Co ...
.
Notes
References
External links
City of West Tawakoni official website
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Cities in Hunt County, Texas
Cities in Texas
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex