Trinidad is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States, near the Trinity River from which the town's name was derived. Its population was 860 at the 2020 census, down from 886 at the 2010 census.
During the Spanish Texas period, the town was known as Santísima Trinidad de Salcedo. (See Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition.)
Geography
Trinidad is located along the western edge of Henderson County at (32.147365, –96.090791). The western border of the city follows the Trinity River, which forms the Navarro County line. The eastern border of the city follows Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Trinity, and the northern boundary of the city in part follows the dam at the south end of Cedar Creek Reservoir.
Texas State Highway 31 passes through Trinidad, leading east to Athens, the Henderson county seat, and west to Corsicana, the Navarro county seat.Texas State Highway 274 leads north from Trinidad up the west side of Cedar Creek Reservoir to Kemp.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 1.47%, is covered by water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Trinidad had a population of 860 people, 361 households, and 212 families living in the city. The median age was 43.4 years, with 23.3% of residents under the age of 18 and 18.6% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 76.9 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
Of the 361 households, 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.1% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 591 || 68.7%
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| Black or African American || 134 || 15.6%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 5 || 0.6%
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| Asian || 5 || 0.6%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 28 || 3.3%
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| Two or more races || 96 || 11.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 100 || 11.6%
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2000 census
As of the census