Groveton is a city in and the county seat of Trinity County, Texas, United States. The population was 918 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km), of which 2.6 sq mi (6.6 km) are land and 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km) (1.91%) is covered by water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Groveton had a population of 918. The median age was 43.1 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 84.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.9 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 377 households in Groveton, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 34.0% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 39.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 662 || 72.1%
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| Black or African American || 158 || 17.2%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 5 || 0.5%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.2%
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| Some other race || 46 || 5.0%
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| Two or more races || 45 || 4.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 99 || 10.8%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census
Education
The City of Groveton is served by the Groveton Independent School District and is home to the Groveton Indians.
Media
The Groveton News is published weekly by Polk County Publishing Company.
Notable people
- Tom Archia, Jazz tenor saxophonist
- Cody Johnson, country music singer-songwriter
- Lane Johnson, American football player
- Topper Rigney, baseball player
- Rodney Thomas, American football player
- Jacky Ward, country music singer