Forest Heights is an
unincorporated community
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and
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Orange County,
Texas
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, United States.
It is located immediately east of
State Highway 87 in northeastern Orange County, approximately five miles north of
Little Cypress and eight miles north of
Orange
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*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
** Orange juice
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. According to the
Handbook of Texas
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, the community had an estimated population of 250 in 2000. Forest Heights is part of the
Beaumont–
Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Public education in the community is provided by the
Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District.
Demographics
Forest Heights first appeared as a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the
2020 U.S. Census.
[
]
2020 Census
Education
It is in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District.[ ]
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Unincorporated communities in Orange County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area
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