Roxton is a city in Lamar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 650, a figure which declined to 548 as of 2020.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 1.14% is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Roxton had a population of 548. The median age was 40.3 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 243 households in Roxton, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 32.1% were married-couple households, 25.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 404 || 73.7%
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| Black or African American || 81 || 14.8%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 10 || 1.8%
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| Asian || 1 || 0.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 4 || 0.7%
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| Two or more races || 48 || 8.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 38 || 6.9%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census, there were 694 people, 280 households, and 190 families residing in the city. Until 2019, the Roxton Independent School District served Roxton. However, Roxton ISD closed after the 2018–19 school year, and consolidated into Chisum ISD.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Highways
- 30px Farm to Market 38
- 30px Farm to Market 137
- 30px Farm to Market 2122
Trails
Roxton is located on the Northeast Texas Trail (NETT), a hike-and-bike trail from Farmersville, Texas, to New Boston, Texas, which follows a disused railroad right-of-way railbanked by the Union Pacific Railroad and Chaparral Railroad in the 1990s.