| Official Name: | Uncertain, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Uncertain |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harrison |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.39 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 85 |
| Population Density Km2: | 66.17 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 171.32 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 184 |
| Coordinates: | 32.7061°N -94.1294°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75661 |
| Area Code: | 903, 430 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-74240[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2412128 |
Uncertain is a city in Harrison County, Texas, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 94,[3] down from 150 at the 2000 census. In 2020, it had a population of 85.[4]
The city of Uncertain was incorporated in 1961 as a Type B general law city, with a mayor and five aldermen on an at-large basis.[5]
Uncertain has been noted for its unusual place name.[6] According to tradition, the town derives its name from the original application for township where the name for it had not been decided. Therefore when the original residents filled out the application they put "Uncertain" in the blank for the name. When the township was given, it then became "Uncertain".
Uncertain is in the northeastern corner of Harrison County, at the west end of Caddo Lake, a water body on Big Cypress Bayou that extends east into Louisiana. The city is at the east end of Farm to Market Road 2198, which leads southwest 5miles to State Highway 43 near Karnack. Uncertain is northeast of Marshall, the Harrison county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3km2, of which 996order=flipNaNorder=flip, or 0.08%, are water.[3]
At the 2000 census, there were 150 people, 77 households, and 49 families residing in the city. The population density was 294.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 137 housing units at an average density of 268.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 72.67% White, 26.67% African American and 0.67% (i.e. 1 person) Native American. At the 2020 census, there were 85 people; the racial makeup of the city in 2020 was predominantly white.
The city of Uncertain is served by the Karnack Independent School District.[7]
Panola College is the assigned community college for the majority of Harrison County, Uncertain included, according to the Texas Education Code.[8]