Seven Oaks is a city in Polk County,

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, United States. The population was 68 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

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passes through the city.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 131 people, 48 households, and 34 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 75 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 22.90%

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, 58.02%

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, 5.34% Asian, 10.69% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 12.98% of the population. There were 48 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were

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living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.23. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,500, and the median income for a family was $34,750. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $17,500 for females. The

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for the city was $15,504. There were 10.3% of families and 7.9% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 15.4% of those over 64.

Education

The City of Seven Oaks is served by the Corrigan-Camden Independent School District and the Leggett Independent School District, each having a portion of Seven Oaks.

Corrigan-Camden High School Corrigan-Camden High School is a public high school in Corrigan, Texas, United States. It is part of the Corrigan-Camden Independent School District. In addition to Corrigan, the district serves the census-designated place of Pleasant Hill, an ...

is operated by the former. The

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designated Polk County as being in the boundary of

Angelina College Angelina College is a public community college with its main campus in Lufkin, Texas. It has nine off-campus centers in Crockett, Hemphill, Jasper, Livingston (Polk County Center), Nacogdoches, Pineland (Sabine Center), San Augustine, T ...

's district.Texas Education Code Sec. 130.165. ANGELINA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

References

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