Log Cabin is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 678 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Log Cabin is located in western Henderson County and bordered to the south by Caney City. Texas State Highway 198 passes through the west side of Log Cabin, leading northwest to Mabank and south to Malakoff. Athens, the Henderson county seat, is to the east by road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Log Cabin has a total area of , of which , or 0.86%, are water. Log Cabin and Caney City are located on a peninsula at the southeast part of Cedar Creek Reservoir, with Clear Creek to the northwest and Caney Creek to the southeast. The reservoir drains west via an artificial channel to the Trinity River.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Log Cabin had a population of 678. The median age was 44.5 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.6% 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 95.3 males age 18 and over.

There were 263 households in Log Cabin, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.6% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 584 || 86.1%

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| Black or African American || 9 || 1.3%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 11 || 1.6%

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| Asian || 2 || 0.3%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 26 || 3.8%

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| Two or more races || 46 || 6.8%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 43 || 6.3%

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2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 733 people, 303 households, and 206 families residing in the city.