Vanderbilt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 409 at the 2020 census.
History
Vanderbilt was established in 1904, built around the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway station of the old Mitchell spread in the George Ewing league. The community has served as a trade center for local farmers and traders. At one time there was a hotel in the community. A post office was built in 1907 and was in use through 1988, when a new one was built. The ZIP Code is 77991. By 1945, Vanderbilt had a population of 300 and about 10 stores and trading posts. The town's population reached 900 in 1962, the highest in its history. By 1971, the town was back down to 667, where it remained stable until 1990. Then, there were only five stores remaining in town, and the population decreased by the hundreds.
Geography
Vanderbilt is located in southwestern Jackson County at (28.822110, -96.615708). It is by road south of Edna, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Vanderbilt CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Vanderbilt first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|236
|206
|style='background: #ffffe6; |194
|57.42%
|52.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.43%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|40
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|9.73%
|6.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.93%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.24%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.22%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|2
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.49%
|0.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.87%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|132
|160
|style='background: #ffffe6; |172
|32.12%
|40.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.05%
|-
|Total
|411
|395
|style='background: #ffffe6; |409
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census