Lone Star, Texas

Coordinates: 32°56′35″N 94°42′29″W / 32.94306°N 94.70806°W / 32.94306; -94.70806
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Lone Star, Texas
City
Location in Morris County and the state of Texas.
Location in Morris County and the state of Texas.
Coordinates: 32°56′35″N 94°42′29″W / 32.94306°N 94.70806°W / 32.94306; -94.70806
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMorris
Area
[1]
 • Total2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2)
 • Land1.98 sq mi (5.12 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
348 ft (106 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,993
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
1,482
 • Density749.24/sq mi (289.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75668
Area code903
FIPS code48-43684[3]
GNIS feature ID1340390[4]
Websitewww.lonestartx.net

Lone Star is a city in Morris County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,581 at the 2010 census.

Geography[edit]

Lone Star is located at 32°56′35″N 94°42′29″W / 32.94306°N 94.70806°W / 32.94306; -94.70806 (32.943105, –94.708017).[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which 0.50% is covered by water.

Demographics[edit]

Lone Star racial composition as of 2020[6]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 856 61.14%
Black or African American (NH) 287 20.5%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 8 0.57%
Asian (NH) 12 0.86%
Pacific Islander (NH) 2 0.14%
Some other race (NH) 100 0.21%
Mixed/multiracial (NH) 61 4.36%
Hispanic or Latino 171 12.21%
Total 1993

As of the 2020 United States census, 1,993 people, 598 households, and 628 families were residing in the city.

Education[edit]

Most of the city of Lone Star is served by the Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District. A small portion also attend schools in the Hughes Springs ISD.[9]

Daingerfield High School is the public high school of the former school district.

Lone Star Elementary, of Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD, closed in 2010.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  7. ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
  8. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morris County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "East Texas Elementary School To Close". KTBS. March 10, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  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.[7][8]
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