Point, Texas
City in Texas, United States
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Point is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 745 at the 2020 census.
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| Coordinates: 32°55′46″N 95°52′25″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Rains |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.78 sq mi (7.21 km2) |
| • Land | 2.76 sq mi (7.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 745 |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (104/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 75472 |
| Area code | 430, 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-58532[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411448[2] |
| Website | www |
History
Settled circa 1880 as a flag station on a section of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad being built from Mineola to Greenville, the name submitted for a post office was initially Rice's Point, in honor of early area settler William Rice. When that was rejected, the name Point was accepted.
By 1890, the community had an estimated population of fifty, a public school, and four churches. Ten men, led by newspaperman Isaac Newton Gresham, met in Point on August 28, 1902, and signed a charter to establish the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union of America.[4] The organization went national in 1905 and had a million members by 1908. In 1913, Point established the first independent school district in Rains County. The number of residents had risen to around 600 in 1914.
The Great Depression severely impacted the community, leading to a rapid decline in population and the number of businesses in Point. The paving of U.S. Route 69 in the early 1940s bolstered the population to approximately 420, but that figure had again declined to 350 by the end of that decade. The MKT line was abandoned in the mid-1950s. In 1957, the Iron Bridge Dam was constructed on the Sabine River to form Lake Tawakoni. When the lake reached its fullest extent in 1960, it was only four miles from Point. Point was incorporated as a city in 1966. Development along the shores of Lake Tawakoni eventually became a separate community, East Tawakoni, which incorporated in 1967.[5] Point's population was 419 in 1970 and slowly grew, due to a combination of tourism and its role as a local agricultural trade center. The 1990 census reported 645 residents living in the city and 792 in 2000.[4]
Geography
Point is situated at the junction of U.S. Route 69 and Farm Roads 47 and 514 in northwestern Rains County, approximately eight miles northwest of Emory and sixty miles east of Dallas.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.78 square miles (7.2 km2), of which 2.76 square miles (7.1 km2) is land.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Point has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[6]
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 745 people, 294 households, and 260 families residing in the city; the median age was 37.8 years, with 26.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 15.0% of residents 65 years of age or older.[8]
For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.7 males age 18 and over.[8]
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[9]
There were 294 households in Point, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.5% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[8]
There were 336 housing units, of which 12.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.0%.[8]
| Race | Number | Percent |
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| White | 647 | 86.8% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 9 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 3 | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race | 21 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 67 | 9.0% |
Education
The City of Point is served by the Rains Independent School District.
Police
Effective March 6, 2026, ALL MEMBERS of the Point Police Department, including the reserve officers, and Chief of Police are being eliminated.[11]