| Official Name: | Fruitvale, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Van Zandt |
| Government Type: | City Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Total: | 476 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.94 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.91 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.91 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.89 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 469 |
| Coordinates: | 32.6836°N -95.8033°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75127 |
| Area Code: | 430, 903 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2410555 |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial Composition (2019)[2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | White |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 80.7% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Hispanic |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 7.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | American Indian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 7.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Black |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 3.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.4% |
Fruitvale is a small city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. The population was 408 at the 2010 census, and 476 as of 2020. The town draws its name from its location. Missouri Pacific Railroad in the center of the historic fruit-growing district of the Sabine River valley in northeastern Van Zandt County. Its name was originally Bolen Switch, but it was changed around 1901 after a petition of local fruit growers, and a post office was established in 1903. On April 29, 2017, an EF-3 tornado struck the town at EF-2 intensity, causing major damage and several injuries. Fruitvale Independent School District serves the town for head start to 12th grade.
Fruitvale lies along U.S. Highway 80 between Edgewood and Grand Saline.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all land.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 418 people, 157 households, and 116 families residing in the city. The population density was 218.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 172 housing units at an average density of 89.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 92.82% White, 0.96% African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 2.87% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population.
There were 157 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,625, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,394. About 21.8% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Fruitvale is served by the Fruitvale Independent School District. The Fruitvale Independent School District consists of Hallie Randall Elementary (HS–5), Fruitvale Junior High (6–8), and Fruitvale High School (9–12). Fruitvale ISD is a 1A school with a typical graduating class of 25 students.
Fruitvale has no police department so they are served by local Van Zandt County Sheriff's deputies. Fruitvale has a volunteer fire department.
Fruitvale is heavily Republican, like the rest of Van Zandt County and East Texas. Fruitvale has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in all presidential elections since 1984. In 2016, Donald Trump received 85%[4] of the vote in Fruitvale. Fruitvale also consistently votes Republican in state and local elections. Before 1984, Fruitvale was heavily Democratic, along with the rest of Van Zandt County.