Southmayd (the latter syllable pronounced like "maid") is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 978 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Southmayd is located in central Grayson County along Texas State Highway 56. Sherman, the county seat, is to the east, and Whitesboro is to the west. Texas State Highway 289 runs north–south through the eastern part of the city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Southmayd has a total area of , of which , or 0.15%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Southmayd had a population of 978, and the median age was 38.5 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.3 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 347 households in Southmayd, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.1% were married-couple households, 20.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 758 || 77.5%
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| Black or African American || 13 || 1.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 16 || 1.6%
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| Asian || 12 || 1.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 100 || 10.2%
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| Two or more races || 79 || 8.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 175 || 17.9%
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2000 census
As of the census