Official Name: | Lakeside City, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Image Map1: | Archer LakesideCity.svg |
Mapsize1: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Archer |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.64 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.64 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.64 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.64 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1082 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1004 |
Coordinates: | 33.8283°N -98.5414°W |
Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
Postal Code: | 76308 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 48-40756[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1388569 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Lakeside City is a town in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,082 at the 2020 census.
Lakeside City is located in northeastern Archer County at 33.8283°N -98.5414°W (33.828326, –98.541512),[3] along the south shore of Lake Wichita. The Archer County/Wichita County border runs through Lake Wichita, with the city of Wichita Falls on the north side of the border. Downtown Wichita Falls is 8miles to the northeast. Texas State Highway 79 touches the southeastern border of the town, leading northeast to Wichita Falls and southwest to Archer City, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6km2, all land.[4]
White (NH) | 960 | 88.72% | |
Black or African American (NH) | 5 | 0.46% | |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 6 | 0.55% | |
Asian (NH) | 1 | 0.09% | |
Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.09% | |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 35 | 3.23% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 6.84% | |
Total | 1,082 |
As of the census of 2008, there were 1,048 people, 353 households, and 301 families residing in the town. The population density was 1572.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 366 housing units at an average density of 585/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 97.2% White, 0.30% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.
There were 353 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The 2007 census median income for a household in the town was $67,162, and the 2000 census says the median income for a family was $61,875. Males had a median income of $36,422 versus $31,146 for females. The 2007 per capita income for the town was $28,561. About 1.3% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.
Lakeside City is served by the Holliday Independent School District.
Compared to the rest of the country, Lakeside City's cost of living is 11.60% lower than the U.S. average.[6]