Brownsboro, Texas

Brownsboro, Texas
City
Brownsboro High School
Location of Brownsboro, Texas
Coordinates: 32°18′3″N 95°36′54″W / 32.30083°N 95.61500°WCoordinates: 32°18′3″N 95°36′54″W / 32.30083°N 95.61500°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Henderson
Area
• Total	2.0 sq mi (5.1 km^2)
• Land	2.0 sq mi (5.1 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	381 ft (116 m)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,033
• Density	407.0/sq mi (157.1/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	75756
Area code(s)	903
FIPS code	48-10756[1]
GNIS feature ID	1353003[2]

Brownsboro is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 796 at the 2000 census. The community is on Texas State Highway 31.

History

Brownsboro was first settled in 1849 by John (Red) Brown, who operated a toll bridge across Kickapoo Creek on the road to Jordan's Saline and Tyler. By 1860, Henry Cade had erected a sawmill and a cotton gin. With the construction of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway through the county in 1880, the town moved to the railroad.^[3]

The town of Normandy was near the site of present Brownsboro. It was established in 1845 by Johan Reinert Reiersen of Kristiansand, Norway, who urged Norwegian immigrants to settle in the new community. In the summer of 1847, a number of settlers died and many of the Norwegian immigrants moved to Four Mile Prairie in Van Zandt County and Prairieville in Kaufman County, also established by Reiersen.^[4]

A Norwegian Lutheran church and cemetery were established in Normandy in 1853, but after that the community merged into the Brownsboro settlement. A nearby Lutheran church served as the chapel for the cemetery until the 1920s.^[5]

Geography

Brownsboro is located at 32°18′3″N 95°36′54″W / 32.30083°N 95.61500°W (32.300745, -95.615022).^[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1940	640		—
1950	518		−19.1%
1960	507		−2.1%
1970	474		−6.5%
1980	582		22.8%
1990	545		−6.4%
2000	796		46.1%
2010	1,039		30.5%
Est. 2015	1,073	[7]	3.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

As of the census^[1] of 2010, there were 1039 people, 291 households, and 220 families residing in the city. The population density was 407.0 people per square mile (156.8/km²). There were 323 housing units at an average density of 165.2 per square mile (63.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.73% White, 1.38% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.88% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.28% of the population.

There were 291 households out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,542, and the median income for a family was $29,844. Males had a median income of $25,729 versus $21,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,851. About 20.8% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people of Brownsboro include published photographer, Laura McCranie.

Education

The City of Brownsboro is served by the Brownsboro Independent School District.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. J. J. Faulk, History of Henderson County (Athens, Texas: Athens Review Printing, 1926).
4. C. A. Clausen, ed., Lady With the Pen: Elise Waerenskjold in Texas (Northfield, Minnesota: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1961)
5. Texas Historical Commission, Historical markers, Texas State Highway 31 in Brownsboro
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
7. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.