Lakeport is a city in Gregg County,

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, its population was 976.

Geography

Lakeport is located in southeastern Gregg County. Texas State Highway 149 (Estes Parkway) forms the northeastern border of the city, and leads north to Longview and southeast to Tatum.

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passes through the west side of Lakeport, starting at Highway 149 and leading south to

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. The city is bordered to the south by

East Texas Regional Airport East Texas Regional Airport is an airport located in an unincorporated area, in Gregg County, Texas, United States. The airport is just south of the city of Lakeport, and is south of Longview. Its IATA identifier GGG comes from its prior ...

. According to the

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, Lakeport has a total area of , all land. The Sabine River forms part of the northwestern border of the city.

Demographics

According to the

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of 2000, there were 861 people, 352 households, and 255 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 373 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 47.27%

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, 47.97%

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, 0.58% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 3.37% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.57% of the population.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 976 people, 410 households, and 326 families residing in the city. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $35,329 versus $22,250 for females. The

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for the city was $18,646. About 9.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the

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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over. In 2020, the median household income grew to $61,500 with a mean household income of $70,444.

Transportation

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is in an

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, adjacent to Lakeport, at the city's southern boundary.

Education

The

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is the relevant school district.
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Longview High School Longview High School (colloquially known as LHS) is a public high school located in the city of Longview, Texas, in Gregg County, United States and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Longview Independent School Distric ...

is the comprehensive high school. The service area of

Kilgore College Kilgore College (KC) is a public community college in Kilgore, Texas. It has an annual enrollment in excess of 5,000 students and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate ...

includes Longview ISD.Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.194. Sec. 130.184. KILGORE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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References

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