Bardwell is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 625 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Bardwell is located at the junction of State Highway 34 and Farm to Market Road 984 in southern Ellis County, southeast of Waxahachie. Highway 34 leads northeast to Ennis and southwest to Italy. Lake Bardwell is to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
History
thumb|left|The First National Bank, established 1915, is one of two historic buildings left on East Main Street.
The community was settled in the early 1880s when the town's namesake, John W. Bardwell, built a cotton gin one mile south of the present-day location. A school opened in 1892 and a post office was established in 1893. When the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway was routed through Ellis County in 1907, the gin and community were moved to the nearest stretch of track. The town had its own telephone system and electricity supplied by lines from Ennis in 1914. Bardwell prospered throughout the 1920s as a cotton shipping point with three gins and six grocery stores.<br>2020 Census
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Bardwell had a population of 625, a median age of 31.9 years, 30.1% of residents under the age of 18, and 11.4% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.5 males age 18 and over.
0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 190 households in Bardwell, of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.5% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Percent
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| White || 43.2%
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| Black or African American || 13.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.5%
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| Asian || 0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0%
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| Some other race || 24.2%
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| Two or more races || 18.7%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 53.4%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census, 583 people, 167 households, and 139 families resided in the city. The population density was . The 176 housing units averaged 632.1 per square mile (242.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 61.58% White, 17.50% African American, 1.37% Native American, 18.52% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 47.51% of the population. The school district had an enrollment of 5,838 for the 2011–2012 school year.