| Official Name: | Roxton, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | --> |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lamar |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.26 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.24 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.86 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 548 |
| Population Density Km2: | 285.86 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 740.44 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 156 |
| Elevation Ft: | 512 |
| Coordinates: | 33.5456°N -95.725°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75477 |
| Area Code: | 903 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-63584[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1366983[3] |
Roxton is a city in Lamar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 650, a figure which declined to 548 as of 2020.[4]
Roxton is located at 33.5456°N -95.725°W (33.545595, –95.724929).[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9sqmi, of which 0.9sqmi is land and 1.14% is water.
| White (NH) | 384 | 70.07% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 81 | 14.78% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 8 | 1.46% | |
| Asian (NH) | 1 | 0.18% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.18% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 35 | 6.39% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 6.93% | |
| Total | 548 |
There were 280 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% 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 3.08.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $21,016 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,444. About 20.6% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.5% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
The city of Roxton is served by the Chisum Independent School District. Until 2019, the Roxton Independent School District served Roxton. However, Roxton ISD closed after the 2018–19 school year due to financial hardships and consolidated into Chisum ISD.