Official Name: | Sam Rayburn, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sam Rayburn |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jasper |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.931 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.469 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.462 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1273 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 200 |
Coordinates: | 31.0642°N -94.0358°W |
Area Code: | 409 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2035025 |
Sam Rayburn is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jasper County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,273 as of the 2020 census. The community, which is also known as Rayburn Country, is located on the south shore of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir at the junction of Texas Recreational Road 255 and Farm to Market Road 1007.[3] Sam Rayburn was founded in the 1970s after the formation of the reservoir; its main attraction is its country club, Rayburn Country.[4]
White (NH) | 1,183 | 92.93% | |
Black or African American (NH) | 10 | 0.79% | |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 5 | 0.39% | |
Asian (NH) | 1 | 0.08% | |
Pacific Islander (NH) | 2 | 0.16% | |
Some Other Race (NH) | 3 | 0.24% | |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 38 | 2.99% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 2.44% | |
Total | 1,273 |