Winnie, Texas

Winnie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chambers County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,162 at the 2020 census.

History

The town plat was filed in 1895 by the Gulf and Inter-state Railway officials. The town was named after Fox Winnie, a railroad contractor who worked for the line. The Winnie and Loan Improvement Company attempted to market small lots of land, but due to poor sales, the company was dissolved in 1911. In 1941 an oilfield was discovered nearby, leading the way for the oil businessman Glenn H. McCarthy to establish a gas plant just east of the town. This development, along with the construction of Interstate 10, would lead to population growth. The East Chambers County Consolidated School District was established in 1931.

Geography

Winnie is located at (29.818891, -94.383462). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Winnie first appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1960 U.S. census;

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|2,429

|2,345

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,912

|83.36%

|72.07%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |60.47%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|152

|103

|style='background: #ffffe6; |102

|5.22%

|3.17%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.23%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|12

|15

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6

|0.41%

|0.46%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%

|Asian alone (NH)

|10

|style='background: #ffffe6; |14

|0.27%

|0.31%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |17

|0.03%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|17

|31

|style='background: #ffffe6; |109

|0.58%

|0.95%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.45%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|295

|749

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,002

|10.12%

|23.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.69%

|Total

|2,914

|3,254

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,162

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Winnie had a population of 3,162. The median age was 36.8 years. About 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males age 18 and over.

According to the 2020 census, 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,096 households in Winnie, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.5% were married-couple households, 22.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. which occurs during the first weekend of October annually. During the TRF, the farmers of Southeast Texas are appreciated, and there are live bands, singers, and a Beauty Pageant that takes place during this time. It starts on the Wednesday before the first weekend of October by a cook-off festival.

During the first weekend of every month, there is a flea market entitled Larry's Old Time Trade Days. This is a cultural attraction for much of Southeast Texas.

Area attractions

Winnie Cumulus Broadcasting Tower, a tall guyed TV mast at , which is one of the world's tallest structures.

thumb|Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch Library

Education

East Chambers Independent School District serves Winnie.

The Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch Library in Winnie is a branch of the Chambers County Library System.

Residents of East Chambers ISD are zoned to Lee College.

Transportation

Chambers County-Winnie Stowell Airport, a general aviation airport in unincorporated Chambers County, serves Winnie and Stowell.