East Tawakoni, Texas

City in Texas, United States

East Tawakoni, Texas

City

East Tawakoni City Hall and Civic Center

Location of East Tawakoni, Texas

Coordinates: 32°53′05″N 95°56′03″W﻿ / ﻿32.88472°N 95.93417°W﻿ / 32.88472; -95.93417
Country| United States
State| Texas
County| Rains
Area

[1]

• Total

| 1.83 sq mi (4.75 km2)
• Land| 1.78 sq mi (4.62 km2)
• Water| 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation

[2]

| 466 ft (142 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 824
• Density| 450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 48-22276[3]
GNIS feature ID| 2410390[2]
Website| http://cityofeasttawakoni.com/

East Tawakoni (/təˈwɑːkəni/ tə-WAH-kə-nee) is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 824 at the 2020 census. East Tawakoni is located on the east side of Lake Tawakoni, while its twin city West Tawakoni is located on the west side of the lake.

## History

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Marketed as a relaxed rural community with easy access to Dallas, East Tawakoni was established on June 6, 1967, after an election in which 30 of 45 residents voted in favor of incorporation.[4] A mayor (Grady A. Whitehead) and five aldermen (Raymond Briggs, A.L. Williams, D.A. "Doc" Vincent, A.O. Murphrey, and T.E. Bell) were elected on June 27, 1967. In a local option election held on February 6, 1968, residents voted 38–32 (54.3%–45.7%) in favor of selling alcoholic beverages. The move ended more than 60 years of Rains County being wholly "dry". East Tawakoni had a population of 278 in 1970. That same year, a fire destroyed the city hall building and all of its records. City officials met in the garage of a local resident until a new building was constructed. The annexation of the Blue Heron Cove subdivision in 1986 doubled the size of East Tawakoni.[4] By 1990, the city was home to 542 people. The population grew to 775 in 2000, a 43 percent increase over the 1990 figure.[5]

## Geography

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East Tawakoni is located along State Highway 276 in western Rains County. It is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Tawakoni, nine miles west of Emory.[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (2.16%) is water.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
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1970| 278| | —
1980| 404| | 45.3%
1990| 642| | 58.9%
2000| 775| | 20.7%
2010| 883| | 13.9%
2020| 824| | −6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
East Tawakoni racial composition as of 2020[7]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a] Race  | Number  | Percentage

|
|

White (NH)  | 700  | 84.95%
Black or African American (NH)  | 7  | 0.85%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)  | 11  | 1.33%
Asian (NH)  | 15  | 1.82%
Some Other Race (NH)  | 2  | 0.24%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)  | 39  | 4.73%
Hispanic or Latino | 50  | 6.07%
Total | 824 |

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 824 people, 305 households, and 183 families residing in the city.

## Education

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The City of East Tawakoni is served by the Rains Independent School District.

## References

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1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Tawakoni, Texas
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ a b "East Tawakoni History". City of East Tawakoni. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
5. ^ a b "East Tawakoni, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
8. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

1. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[8]

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Municipalities and communities of Rains County, Texas, United States

County seat: Emory

Cities|

* East Tawakoni
* Emory
* Point

Rains County map

Town|

* Alba‡

Unincorporated
community|

* Dougherty

Footnotes|

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