Lone Oak, Texas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lone Oak, Texas
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Lone Oak, Texas

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Hunt

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 2.1
area_land_km2 = 2.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.8
area_land_sq_mi = 0.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 521
population_density_km2 = 252.3
population_density_sq_mi = 653.5

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 172
elevation_ft = 564
latd = 32 |latm = 59 |lats = 45 |latNS = N
longd = 95 |longm = 56 |longs = 28 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 75453
area_code = 903
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blank_info = 48-43636GR|2
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blank1_info = 1340378GR|3
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Lone Oak is a town in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The population was 521 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Lone Oak is located at coor dms|32|59|45|N|95|56|28|W|city (32.995939, -95.940987)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 521 people, 195 households, and 138 families residing in the town. The population density was 653.5 people per square mile (251.4/km²). There were 234 housing units at an average density of 293.5/sq mi (112.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.43% White, 3.07% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 1.54% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.84% of the population.

There were 195 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $43,000. Males had a median income of $24,821 versus $19,306 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,459. About 10.4% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Lone Oak is served by the Lone Oak Independent School District.

Other

*In June of 2008, the entire Lone Oak police force (2) resigned.

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