West Tawakoni ( ) is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,895 at the 2020 census. West Tawakoni is located on the west side of Lake Tawakoni, while its twin city East Tawakoni is located on the east side of the lake in Rains County.
Geography
West Tawakoni is located in southeastern Hunt County. It is bordered on three sides by Lake Tawakoni, a reservoir on the Sabine River. To the north is the lake's Caddo Inlet, to the south are Waco Bay and Kitsee Inlet, and to the east is the main body of the lake. Texas State Highway 276 passes through the northern part of the city, leading east across the lake to East Tawakoni and west the same distance to Quinlan. Greenville, the Hunt county seat, is to the north via Highway 276 and Highway 34, while downtown Dallas is to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, West Tawakoni has a total area of , of which , or 0.67%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, West Tawakoni had a population of 1,895 people and 453 families residing in the city. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.7 males age 18 and over.
There were 781 households in West Tawakoni, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.8% were married-couple households, 17.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 951 housing units, of which 17.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.9%.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,592 84.0% Black or African American 11 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native 26 1.4% Asian 21 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.3% Some other race 66 3.5% Two or more races 173 9.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 168 8.9% Education West Tawakoni is served by the Quinlan Independent School District.
References
External links City of West Tawakoni official website