Deweyville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Newton County, on the central eastern border of Texas, United States. The population was 571 at the 2020 census, down from 1,023 at the 2010 census.
Historical development
thumb|left|Logging train at Deweyville Plant of Sabine Tram Company
This settlement was established in 1898 as a sawmill site by the Sabine Tram Company, which had a logging operation. It was named after George Dewey, an admiral in the United States Navy who was victorious in the Battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish–American War in the Philippines that same year. Within two years a post office would be established. For a short time this town was the largest in Newton County. Electricity was installed for the residents of Deweyville in the 1920s.
Demographics
Deweyville first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,164
|951
|style='background: #ffffe6; |523
|97.82%
|92.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |91.59%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.00%
|1.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.93%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|5
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.42%
|1.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.23%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|2
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.17%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|9
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.76%
|2.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.28%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|10
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|0.84%
|1.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.63%
|-
|Total
|1,190
|1,023
|style='background: #ffffe6; |571
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 571 people, 253 households, and 201 families residing in the CDP.
As of the census