Point Blank, Texas Explained

Official Name:Point Blank, Texas
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:SanJacinto County PointBlank.svg
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Location of Point Blank
within San Jacinto County, Texas
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Point Blank
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:San Jacinto
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.40
Area Land Km2:5.24
Area Water Km2:0.16
Area Total Sq Mi:2.08
Area Land Sq Mi:2.02
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:643
Population Density Km2:143.53
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:30.7472°N -95.2111°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:77364
Area Code:936
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-58556[2]
Population Density Sq Mi:371.73

Point Blank is a city in San Jacinto County, Texas, United States. The population was 643 at the 2020 census.

History

Florence Dissiway, a French woman from Alabama, who worked as a governess for a local family, gave the community the name Blanc Point 1850, which was later changed to Point Blank.[3] [4]

Geography

Point Blank is located at 30.7472°N -95.2111°W (30.747241, –95.211138)[5] along the banks of Lake Livingston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2sqmi, of which 1.9sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi (13.70%) is water.

Demographics

Point Blank racial composition as of 2020[6]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)50879.0%
Black or African American (NH)619.49%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)40.62%
Asian (NH)20.31%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)396.07%
Hispanic or Latino294.51%
Total643
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 643 people, 388 households, and 249 families residing in the city.

As of the census of 2000, there were 559 people, 267 households, and 181 families residing in the city. The population density was 296.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 403 housing units at an average density of 214.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 82.47% White, 13.95% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 1.07% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.76% of the population.

There were 267 households, out of which 13.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.48.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 13.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 30.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $38,036. Males had a median income of $39,000 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,804. About 10.3% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 22.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

George Tyler Wood, second Governor of Texas

References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Point Blank, TX . Texas State Historical Association . 1 April 2014.
  4. Web site: POINT BLANK, TEXAS . texasescapes . 11 March 2020.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  6. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-05-25 . data.census.gov.

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