Little River-Academy is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,992 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Little River-Academy is located southeast of the center of Bell County at (30.9851, –97.3551). The city consists of two once-distinct settlements: Little River, situated east of the confluence of the Leon River and Lampasas River to form the Little River, a tributary of the Brazos River; and Academy, centered east of Little River, at the intersection of Main Street and Texas State Highway 95. The intersection in Academy is south of the city of Temple.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Little River-Academy has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Little River-Academy had a population of 1,992 living in 680 households, including 503 families. The median age was 35.0 years, 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18, and 13.0% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.9 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 680 households in Little River-Academy, of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.7% were married-couple households, 13.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,580 || 79.3%
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| Black or African American || 19 || 1.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 17 || 0.9%
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| Asian || 15 || 0.8%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 165 || 8.3%
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| Two or more races || 194 || 9.7%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 435 || 21.8%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census, there were 1,645 people, 584 households, and 439 families residing in the city.