West Tawakoni ( ) is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,895 at the 2020 census. West Tawakoni is located on the west side of Lake Tawakoni, while its twin city East Tawakoni is located on the east side of the lake in Rains County.

Geography

West Tawakoni is located in southeastern Hunt County. It is bordered on three sides by Lake Tawakoni, a reservoir on the Sabine River. To the north is the lake's Caddo Inlet, to the south are Waco Bay and Kitsee Inlet, and to the east is the main body of the lake. Texas State Highway 276 passes through the northern part of the city, leading east across the lake to East Tawakoni and west the same distance to Quinlan. Greenville, the Hunt county seat, is to the north via Highway 276 and Highway 34, while downtown Dallas is to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, West Tawakoni has a total area of , of which , or 0.67%, are water.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, West Tawakoni had a population of 1,895 people and 453 families residing in the city. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.7 males age 18 and over.

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|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 1,592 || 84.0%

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| Black or African American || 11 || 0.6%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 26 || 1.4%

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| Asian || 21 || 1.1%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 6 || 0.3%

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| Some other race || 66 || 3.5%

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| Two or more races || 173 || 9.1%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 168 || 8.9%

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Education

West Tawakoni is served by the Quinlan Independent School District.

Notes

References

  • City of West Tawakoni official website