East Tawakoni ( ) is a city in
Rains County, Texas
Rains County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,164. Its seat is Emory. The county (and county seat) are named for Emory Rains, a Texas state legislator.
In 1970, Recorded Texas His ...
, United States. The population was 824 at the
2020 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.
History
Marketed as a relaxed rural community with easy access to
Dallas
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, East Tawakoni was established on June 6, 1967, after an election in which 30 of 45 residents voted in favor of incorporation.
A mayor (Grady A. Whitehead) and five aldermen (Raymond Briggs, A.L. Williams, D.A. "Doc" Vincent, A.O. Murphrey, and T.E. Bell) were elected on June 27, 1967. In a local option election held on February 6, 1968, residents voted 38–32 (54.3%–45.7%) in favor of selling alcoholic beverages. The move ended more than 60 years of Rains County being wholly "
dry". East Tawakoni had a population of 278 in 1970. That same year, a fire destroyed the city hall building and all of its records. City officials met in the garage of a local resident until a new building was constructed. The annexation of the Blue Heron Cove subdivision in 1986 doubled the size of East Tawakoni.
By 1990, the city was home to 542 people. The population grew to 775 in 2000, a 43 percent increase over the 1990 figure.
Geography
East Tawakoni is located along
State Highway 276 in western Rains County. It is situated on the eastern shore of
Lake Tawakoni, nine miles west of
Emory Emory may refer to:
Places
* Emory, Texas, U.S.
* Emory (crater), on the Moon
* Emory Peak, in Texas, U.S.
* Emory River, in Tennessee, U.S.
Education
* Emory and Henry College, or simply Emory, in Emory, Virginia, U.S.
* Emory University, in Atl ...
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According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (2.16%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 824 people, 305 households, and 183 families residing in the city.
Education
The City of East Tawakoni is served by the
Rains Independent School District
Rains Independent School District is a public school district based in Emory, Texas (USA).
In addition to Emory, the district serves most of Rains County, including the cities of Point and East Tawakoni.
In 2009, the school district was rat ...
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References
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Cities in Texas
Cities in Rains County, Texas