Mauriceville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Historical development
The site was established when the two lines known as Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway and the Orange and Northwestern Railway were built in 1898 and 1902 respectively. This community was named for Maurice Miller, the son of the Orange and Northwestern's first president.
The post office was opened in 1906, and initially, the lumber industry would be the primary center of the local economy. With the local timber supply becoming diminished, other resources such as rice and dairy farming would become the area's economic focus.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mauriceville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Demographics
Mauriceville first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|2,541
|2,914
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,514
|92.64%
|89.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84.28%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|10
|19
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.36%
|0.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|12
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.44%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|2
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.07%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.80%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|17
|37
|style='background: #ffffe6; |136
|0.62%
|1.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.56%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|161
|269
|style='background: #ffffe6; |277
|5.87%
|8.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.29%
|-
|Total
|2,743
|3,252
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,983
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,983 people, 1,043 households, and 865 families residing in the CDP.
As of the census The previous year, the town's budding crawfish farming industry had been profiled by the New York Times. The town holds an annual Crawfish Festival each April.
Education
Mauriceville is served by the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District.
Notable person
- James Douglas Latham, a spree killer from Mauriceville.