Carmine ( ) is a city in Fayette County, Texas, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census.
The Texas Basketball Museum in Carmine is operated by Coach Bob Springer at the corner of Augsburg Avenue and Hauptstrasse Street. The collection highlights players who advance to the professional ranks as well as high school teams of notable achievement.
Geography
Carmine is located at the northern end of Fayette County. It is bordered to the northeast by Washington County. U.S. Route 290, a four-lane divided highway, passes through the center of Carmine, leading east to Brenham and west to Giddings. Houston is to the east on US 290, and Austin is to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Carmine has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Carmine had a population of 244. The median age was 52.0 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 33.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 104 households in Carmine, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.8% were married-couple households, 9.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Percent
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| White || 85.2%
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| Black or African American || 2.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1.2%
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| Asian || 0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0%
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| Some other race || 4.1%
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| Two or more races || 7.4%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 10.2%
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2000 census
As of the census