Somerville ( ) is a city in Burleson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,312 at the 2020 census. Somerville is named for Albert Somerville the first president of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
Geography
Somerville is located near the southern border of Burleson County and is bordered to the west by Somerville Lake, a reservoir on Yegua Creek, part of the Brazos River basin.
Texas State Highway 36 passes through the city, leading northwest to Caldwell, the county seat, and southeast to Brenham.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Somerville has a total area of , of which , or 0.60%, is water. Somerville falls into the USDA Plant Hardiness zone 8b.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Somerville had a population of 1,312, 504 households, and 284 families, and the median age was 39.6 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.3 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
Of the 504 households in Somerville, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.9% were married-couple households, 21.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 587 || 44.7%
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| Black or African American || 308 || 23.5%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 12 || 0.9%
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| Asian || 4 || 0.3%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 126 || 9.6%
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| Two or more races || 275 || 21.0%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 439 || 33.5%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census