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Point Blank is a city in
San Jacinto County San Jacinto County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,402. Its county seat is Coldspring. The county's name comes from the Battle of San Jacinto which secured Texas' independence from Mexi ...
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Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
, United States. The population was 643 at the 2020 census.


History

Florence Dissiway, a French woman from
Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
, who worked as a governess for a local family, gave the community the name Blanc Point 1850, which was later changed to Point Blank.


Geography

Point Blank is located at (30.747241, –95.211138) along the banks of
Lake Livingston Lake Livingston is a reservoir located in Piney Woods in Houston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties in east Texas, United States. Lake Livingston was built and is owned and operated by the Trinity River Authority (TR ...
. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (13.70%) is water.


Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 643 people, 388 households, and 249 families residing in the city. As of the
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of 2000, there were 559 people, 267 households, and 181 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 403 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 82.47%
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, 13.95%
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, 0.54% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 1.07% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 3.76% of the population. There were 267 households, out of which 13.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were
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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.48. In the city, the population was spread out, with 13.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 30.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $38,036. Males had a median income of $39,000 versus $23,125 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $21,804. About 10.3% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 22.9% of those age 65 or over.


Education

The school district is Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District.
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Notable person

George Tyler Wood George Tyler Wood (March 12, 1795 – September 3, 1858) was an American military officer and politician who served as the second governor of Texas. Background Most records dealing with Wood's personal life have been lost due to fire or other ca ...
, second
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of Texas


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