Wallis is a city in far southeastern Austin County, Texas, United States. The city is located along State Highway 36 (SH 36) and the BNSF Railway between Rosenberg and Sealy. The city's population was 1,292 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Wallis is located at (29.630649, –96.062751). SH 36 heads northwest from Wallis to Sealy in Austin County and east-southeast from Wallis to Rosenberg in Fort Bend County. The BNSF Railway runs parallel with SH 36 on the north side of the highway. State Highway 60 starts in the west part of Wallis and goes south to East Bernard. Farm to Market Road 1093 continues northeast to Simonton in Fort Bend County and west-southwest to Eagle Lake in Colorado County. Farm to Market Road 1952 begins in the east part of Wallis and goes south and east to Tavener in Fort Bend County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.92%, is water. and to 1,252 in 2010. In 2013 the BNSF Railway still operated along the one-time Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway right-of-way, while the east–west railroad line no longer existed.

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File:Wallis TX Guardian Angel Church.JPG|Guardian Angel Catholic Church on Demel Street

File:Wallis TX Guardian Angel Historic Marker.JPG|Historical marker at Guardian Angel Catholic Church

File:Wallis TX Guardian Angel Cemetery.JPG|Guardian Angel Cemetery on FM 1952 south of Wallis

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Government and infrastructure

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File:Wallis TX Post Office.JPG|US Post Office on Railroad St near FM 1093

File:Wallis TX BNSF train.JPG|BNSF 6041 pulls an eastbound freight at 2nd Street

File:Downtown Wallis Texas2 WS (1 of 1).jpg|Stores in Wallis, Texas

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Wallis had a population of 1,292. The median age was 38.9 years; 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.1 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 495 households in Wallis, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.7% were married-couple households, 16.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 782 || 60.5%

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| Black or African American || 162 || 12.5%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 10 || 0.8%

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| Asian || 7 || 0.5%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 91 || 7.0%

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| Two or more races || 240 || 18.6%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 423 || 32.7%

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2000 census

As of the 2000 census

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File:Wallis TX Brazos High School.JPG|Brazos High School on Hwy. 36 in Wallis

File:Wallis_TX_Brazos_Middle_School.jpg|Brazos Middle School behind H.S. in Wallis

File:Orchard TX Brazos Elem School.JPG|Brazos Elementary School in Orchard

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Media

Wallis is one of the key towns featured in the 2009 documentary The Heart of Texas.

The opening scene of the movie Urban Cowboy was filmed at a farm just outside Wallis on FM 1952.

See also

  • Allens Creek Nuclear Power Plant

References

  • City of Wallis official website