Golinda is a city in Falls and McLennan counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 618 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 559 tabulated in 2010.
Golinda is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Golinda is located primarily in northern Falls County. The city limits extend north into southern McLennan County.
U.S. Route 77 passes through Golinda, leading north to Waco and south to Cameron.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Golinda has a total area of , of which , or 0.97%, is water.
History
Golinda was the home of Sank Majors, a Black man who was lynched by a white mob in Waco in 1905. According to a contemporary account in The Houston Post, the people in the mob came from the Golinda area.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Golinda had a population of 618. The median age was 43.9 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.1 males age 18 and over.
There were 242 households in Golinda, including 161 families; 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.2% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 258 housing units, of which 6.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 412 || 66.7%
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| Black or African American || 87 || 14.1%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 3 || 0.5%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 3 || 0.5%
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| Some other race || 57 || 9.2%
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| Two or more races || 56 || 9.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 126 || 20.4%
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2000 census
As of the census