Cross Timber is a town in Johnson County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 362.

Geography

Cross Timber is located in northern Johnson County south of the center of Burleson, north of Cleburne, the Johnson

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, and south of downtown

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. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 277 people, 108 households and 85 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 115 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 89.89%

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, 0.36%

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, 2.17% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 2.53% from other races, and 4.33% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.86% of the population. By the 2020 census, its population was 362. In 2000, there were 108 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were

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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.79. Age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The

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was $47,083, and the median family income was $51,500 at the 2000 census. Males had a median income of $47,083 versus $25,833 for females. The

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for the town was $23,259. About 3.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the

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, including 10.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over. In 2020, its median household income was $46,250.

Education

Cross Timber is served by the Burleson and

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Independent School Districts.

References

External links

Town of Cross Timber official website
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