Mabank, Texas - Wikipedia

Town in Kaufman and Henderson counties in Texas, United States Town in Texas, United States

Mabank, Texas
Town
Train depot, July 2019
Location of Mabank in Kaufman County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°22′45″N 96°06′50″W / 32.37917°N 96.11389°W / 32.37917; -96.11389
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Kaufman, Henderson
Area[1]
• Total	7.63 sq mi (19.77 km2)
• Land	7.56 sq mi (19.59 km2)
• Water	0.073 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation[2]	371 ft (113 m)
Population (2024)[3]
• Total	6,475
• Density	856.1/sq mi (330.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75147
Area codes	430, 903
FIPS code	48-45324[4]
GNIS feature ID	2412931[2]
Website	www.cityofmabanktx.org

Mabank (/ˈmeɪbæŋk/ MAY-bank) is a town in Henderson and Kaufman counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 4,050 at the 2020 census.[3]

History

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Prior to the existence of Mabank in early 1900, the community of Lawndale was formed in the late 1880s. The community was noted for its agriculture in many areas, including cotton. With the Texas Trunk Railroad missing the community by a mile, though, ranchers Mason and Eubank decided to capitalize on the Texas Trunk and set aside one square mile of land and named it "Mabank".[5]

Mabank is a combination of the names Eubank and Mason, and is located one mile (1.6 km) southwest of the former community of Lawndale. Being only a mile away from Lawndale and located on the railroad, its citizens, churches, and businesses naturally decided to move there, thus attracting, over a brief period of about two years, much of what was Lawndale. This included the Lawndale Courier—the local newspaper that renamed itself the Mabank Courier.

The population, although small, remained relatively stable until the completion of Cedar Creek Reservoir in 1965.[6] The town has since shown increases in population. Many of the descendants from the Masons and Eubanks still have connections to the town.

Geography

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Mabank is located in the southeastern corner of Kaufman County. The town limits extend south into Henderson County. U.S. Route 175 runs through the northern side of the town, leading northwest 21 miles (34 km) to Kaufman and southeast 18 miles (29 km) to Athens. Downtown Dallas is 54 miles (87 km) northwest of Mabank.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.45%, is covered by water.[7]

Demographics

[edit] Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	963	—
1940	988	2.6%
1950	896	−9.3%
1960	944	5.4%
1970	1,239	31.3%
1980	1,443	16.5%
1990	1,739	20.5%
2000	2,151	23.7%
2010	3,035	41.1%
2020	4,050	33.4%
2023 (est.)	6,396	57.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8][failed verification]2010[7] 2020[3]

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Mabank racial composition as of 2020[3] (NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	3,209	79.23%
Black or African American (NH)	118	2.91%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	29	0.72%
Asian (NH)	92	2.27%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.02%
Some Other Race (NH)	11	0.27%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	151	3.73%
Hispanic or Latino	439	10.84%
Total	4,050

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.[10]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,050 people, 1,175 households, and 720 families residing in the town.

Education

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Mabank is served by the Mabank Independent School District. The schools are Central Elementary, Southside Elementary, Lakeview Elementary, Mabank Intermediate [School, Mabank Jr]. High, and Mabank High School.

Parks and recreation

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Mabank is located on the northern and eastern edge of Cedar Creek Reservoir, a popular destination for weekend visitors from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Notable people

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• Lindley Beckworth, former U.S. Congressman and judge
• Isiah Robertson, former NFL player who started the " House of Isaiah", a drug treatment program in Mabank[11]
• Randal Tye Thomas, 13th mayor of Gun Barrel City, Texas, (at the age of 21), from 2000 to 2001[12]

See also

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• List of municipalities in Texas

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: Mabank, Texas
3. ^ a b c d "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. ^ Hart, Brian. "Mabank, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
6. ^ Breeding, Seth D. "Cedar Creek Reservoir". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
7. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mabank town, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
10. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
11. ^ "Former NFL player killed in limousine crash in Van Zandt County". WNYW. December 7, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
12. ^ Vine, Katy (August 2001). "Plenty of Ammo". Texas Monthly. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

External links

[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mabank, Texas.

• City of Mabank official website
• Mabank Police Department website
• Mabank Independent School District website
• Mabankonline.com, community website
• Mabank entry from the NCTCOG almanac
• Mabank, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online

v t e Municipalities and communities of Henderson County, Texas, United States
County seat: Athens
Cities	Athens Brownsboro Chandler Eustace Gun Barrel City Log Cabin Malakoff Moore Station Murchison Seven Points‡ Star Harbor Tool Trinidad
Towns	Berryville Caney City Coffee City Enchanted Oaks Mabank‡ Payne Springs Poynor
CDP	Sunrise Shores
Othercommunities	Aley Antioch Baxter Bethel Big Rock Buffalo Crescent Heights Cross Roads Dauphin Evelyn Fincastle LaRue Leagueville Mankin New Hope New York Opelika Pauline Pickens Pine Grove Ruth Springs Shady Oaks Stockard Summer Hill Union Hill Virginia Hill
Ghost towns	Ash Switch Centreville Corinth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Kaufman County, Texas, United States
County seat: Kaufman
Cities	Combine‡ Cottonwood Crandall Dallas‡ Forney Heath‡ Kaufman Kemp Mesquite‡ Seagoville‡ Seven Points‡ Talty Terrell
Towns	Mabank‡ Oak Grove Oak Ridge Poetry‡ Post Oak Bend Scurry
Villages	Grays Prairie Rosser
CDPs	Elmo Heartland Travis Ranch
Othercommunities	Ables Springs Abner Cobb College Mound Colquitt Gastonia Hiram Lawrence Markout McCoy Ola Prairieville Styx Tolosa Union Valley Warsaw
Ghost towns	Cedar Grove Cedarvale Jiba Peeltown Stubbs
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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