| Official Name: | Appleby, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nacogdoches |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.15 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 552 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 410 |
| Coordinates: | 31.7181°N -94.6078°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-03564[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1351226 |
Appleby is a city in Nacogdoches County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 552 at the 2020 census.
Appleby is located at 31.7181°N -94.6078°W (31.717968, –94.607731).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1sqmi, all land.
As of the 2010 census Appleby had a population of 474. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 92.6% white, 2.7% black or African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.1% Vietnamese, 0.2% other Asian, 1.9% reporting some other race and 0.2% from two or more races. 5.9% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.[4] As of the census of 2000, there were 444 people, 179 households, and 134 families residing in the city. The population density was 207.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 196 housing units at an average density of 91.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 90.77% White, 6.53% African American, 0.45% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.15% of the population.
There were 179 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,568, and the median income for a family was $53,929. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $23,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,548. About 4.9% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Appleby is served by the Nacogdoches Independent School District.[5]
The zoned elementary schools that take portions of Appleby are Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School and Raguet Elementary School.[6] Secondary students in the district go to McMichael Middle School and Nacogdoches High School.