Yorktown is a city in DeWitt County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,810 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Yorktown is located in southwestern DeWitt County at (28.983196, –97.502415). State Highways 72 and 119 intersect on the western side of town. Highway 72 leads northeast to Cuero and southwest to Kenedy, while Highway 119 leads northwest to Stockdale and south to Goliad.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Yorktown has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Yorktown had a population of 1,810. The median age was 42.4 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.5 males age 18 and over.

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

There were 743 households in Yorktown, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.1% were married-couple households, 21.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 1,223 || 67.6%

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| Black or African American || 73 || 4.0%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 14 || 0.8%

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| Asian || 2 || 0.1%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 145 || 8.0%

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| Two or more races || 352 || 19.4%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 878 || 48.5%

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2000 census

As of the census Although most current Texans of Lithuanian descent are not directly connected to this community, its history remains significant. The first Lithuanians arrived in Texas in 1852, shortly after the Mexican-American War. These early settlers hailed from Lithuania Minor, a region under German control at the time, rather than from the part of Lithuania controlled by the Russian Empire, where serfdom and restricted emigration still prevailed. Upon arrival, the Lithuanians integrated into the German-American communities, as their culture bore similarities to that of the Germans.

The most prominent symbol of Yorktown's Lithuanian roots is the Smith Creek Lithuanian Cemetery. In the late 20th century, descendants of the Yorktown Lithuanians restored the cemetery. They erected a sign indicating it as a Lithuanian cemetery and painted the Lithuanian flag. Approximately 30 tombstones remain, although more individuals might have been buried there.

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Notable people

  • Harlon Block, one of the marines pictured in Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
  • Ox Eckhardt, Major League Baseball player

References

  • Community website
  • Yorktown Independent School District
  • "Scenes of Yorktown, TX" Footage of daily life in Yorktown in 1940. From the Ray Jelinek Collection, Texas Archive of the Moving Image.