Latexo ( ) is a city in Houston County, Texas, United States. Its population was 232 at the 2020 census.
History
Just after 1900, the Louisiana Texas Orchard Company purchased surrounding the settlement and platted a town named "Latexo", an acronym of the company's name. Five schools have been built over the years in the community and the city of Latexo.
The first Bethel school building was on a dirt road that ran parallel with the railroad tracks, about south of the railroad crossing at the north end of the city. This building was later occupied as the home of Cleveland Willis. The second Bethel school built in the community was located on a street that went east from what was at that time the main road that ran south along the railroad tracks. This site in the 1960s and later years was known as the home site of the Stokes Reed family. This building was later sold (around 1930) to the Baptist Church and was used as such for many years.
The third site of the school was located about two houses east of the second site and was the location of what was referred to as the old Ed Burton home, but was the Bill McKinney home in 1961, and later the Clifford Price home. The third school was moved in 1930 to the present location. Two new buildings have been built on the same school property, replacing the previous building.
Famous people include Earlene Brown, athlete
Geography
Latexo is located north of the center of Houston County. U.S. Route 287 is the main road through the city, leading south to Crockett, the county seat, and north to Grapeland.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Latexo had a population of 232 and a median age of 44.7 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.7 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 95 households in Latexo, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.8% were married-couple households, 11.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 183 || 78.9%
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| Black or African American || 10 || 4.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0 || 0.0%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 22 || 9.5%
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| Two or more races || 17 || 7.3%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 29 || 12.5%
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2000 census
As of the census