Kenefick is a town in

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, United States. The population was 615 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.65% is water,

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 667 people, 235 households, and 195 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 255 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.05%

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, 0.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.65% of the population. There were 235 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were

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living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. The median income for a household in the town was $47,857, and the median income for a family was $52,083. Males had a median income of $45,481 versus $26,513 for females. The

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for the town was $17,146. About 8.5% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the

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, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over. In 1954, Rev. William Bythel Hagee (father of

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), was called to the ministry. Previously William Hagee had been a refinery worker at the Humble Oil Refinery in Baytown, Texas. He set up a Tent Revival at David Parker's family property in Kenefick in order to start his ministry. This was the beginning of the Assembly of God Church in Kenefick and the beginning of Pastor John Hagee's legacy.

Education

Kenefick is served by the Dayton Independent School District. Residents of Dayton ISD are zoned to

Lee College Lee College is a public community college in Baytown, Texas. Lee College's main campus occupies near downtown Baytown and extension campuses throughout its service area. The school has an enrollment of over 7,773 total students as of Fall 2018 ...

.Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.186. LEE COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Liberty County, Texas Towns in Texas Greater Houston