Mart is a city in Limestone and McLennan Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 1,748 at the 2020 census.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Mart had 1,748 people, 657 households, and 450 families residing in the city.

The median age was 38.8 years; 26.3% of residents were under 18, and 17.5% were 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males, and for every 100 females 18 and over, there were 84.5 males 18 and over.

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|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census

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| White || 1,014 || 58.0%

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| Black or African American || 462 || 26.4%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 20 || 1.1%

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| Asian || 1 || 0.1%

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| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 84 || 4.8%

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| Two or more races || 166 || 9.5%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 220 || 12.6%

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2000 census

As of the 2000 census,

Notable people

  • Quan Cosby, a former wide receiver for the University of Texas and player for four NFL teams is a native of Mart.
  • Frankie Lee, soul blues singer, was born in Mart.
  • Jesse Plemons, actor known for the TV series Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad and Fargo, was raised in Mart.
  • Cullen Rogers, football player for Texas A&M and Pittsburgh Steelers
  • E. Donnall Thomas, 1990 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine
  • Cindy Walker, a Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter

References