| Official Name: | Noonday, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Smith County Noonday.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Smith |
| Government Type: | Type A General Law Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Michael Turman |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.45 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.40 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 612 |
| Population Density Km2: | 133.79 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 142 |
| Elevation Ft: | 466 |
| Coordinates: | 32.2453°N -95.3925°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75762 |
| Area Code: | 430, 903 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-51756[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1378760[3] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 346.45 |
Noonday is a city in Smith County, Texas, United States. The population was 612 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Tyler, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Noonday is perhaps best known for the "Noonday Onion," reputed to be one of the sweetest onions available. An onion must be grown within a ten-mile radius of Noonday in order to be considered a "Noonday Onion". The "Noonday Onion Festival" is held each year in May.
Noonday is located at 32.2453°N -95.3925°W (32.245210, –95.392567).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km), all land.
| White (NH) | 435 | 71.08% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 70 | 11.44% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 3 | 0.49% | |
| Asian (NH) | 6 | 0.98% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 9 | 1.47% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 17 | 2.78% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 11.76% | |
| Total | 612 |
As of the census of 2000, there were 515 people, 206 households, and 152 families residing in the city. The population density was 258.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 222 housing units at an average density of 111.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 93.20% White, 6.02% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.39% Asian, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.50% of the population.
There were 206 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,625, and the median income for a family was $58,929. Males had a median income of $38,438 versus $23,036 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,594. About 4.6% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
In 1884 the City of Noonday had one District School; in 1894 there were two schools. Records show in 1903 there was one school with three teachers and 50 students and another with two teachers and 122 students. By 1969 the schools had been absorbed into the Bullard Independent School District. Currently, the City of Noonday is served by the Tyler Independent School District.
The Noonday Volunteer Fire Department provides fire protection to those who reside in the city limits, in addition to the outlying surrounding area. While a majority of the department is volunteers, a crew of paid firemen man the station during the week.
The Noonday City Marshal's Office provides law enforcement services in the city. The Smith County Sheriff's Office out of Tyler also serves the area.