McLendon-Chisholm is a city in Rockwall and Kaufman counties, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, McLendon-Chisholm had a population of 3,562.
Geography
McLendon-Chisholm is situated along State Highway 205 in south central Rockwall County, approximately six miles southeast of Rockwall.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and (0.90%) is covered by water.
History
The community of McLendon-Chisholm began as two separate settlements: McLendon and Chisholm. Enoch Parson Chisholm and his brother B. Frank Chisholm, from whom the community's name was derived, purchased from Latham in 1856. A few years later, Enoch purchased an additional for $2.00/acre. He organized the Chisholm Methodist Church in 1871 and the community of Chisholm was officially platted in 1886. In that same year, Berry Creek Academy was formed through the merger of two local schools. Chisholm's first store opened in 1890 and a post office was established in 1891. By 1898, Berry Creek Academy was the second-largest school in Rockwall County, boasting a total enrollment of 301 students. The Chisholm post office closed in 1905, but the community continued to grow. The population was estimated at 102 in 1904 and peaked around 200 in 1940. By the 1960s, that figure had dropped to around 167.
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Racial and ethnic composition
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|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic)
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 2,724 || 76.5%
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| Black or African American || 189 || 5.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 10 || 0.3%
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| Asian || 105 || 2.9%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 157 || 4.4%
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| Two or more races || 375 || 10.5%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 455 || 12.8%
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, McLendon-Chisholm had a population of 3,562. The median age was 39.8 years, 29.0% of residents were under the age of 18, and 12.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.3 males age 18 and over. The census also counted 1,003 families residing in the city.
There were 1,110 households in McLendon-Chisholm, of which 50.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 79.7% were married-couple households, 8.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 9.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 8.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,151 housing units, of which 3.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%.
The portion in Kaufman County extends into the Terrell Independent School District<!--UNI 42450-->.