Fannett, Texas
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Fannett, Texas
| settlement_type = Census-designated place
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| pushpin_label = Fannett
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Jefferson
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| area_total_km2 = 25.6
| area_land_km2 = 25.4
| area_water_km2 = 0.2
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| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 2363
| population_density_km2 = 88.7
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| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 20
| coordinates = {{coord|29|55|26|N|94|14|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP Code
| postal_code = 77705
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| blank1_info = 2586930{{GNIS|2586930}}
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Fannett is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,363 at the 2020 census.{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4825404| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Fannett CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=December 13, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093035/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4825404| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}} It is about {{convert|15|mi}} southwest of Beaumont and is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.
History
The community is named after B. J. Fannett, a local landowner who opened a general store there in the 1890s. When Japanese immigrants brought rice farming to the area, Fannett grew to meet the farmers' needs.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
In 1993 and again in 2004, Fannett was the center of a controversy over the naming of Jap Road (now Boondocks Road). The road had been named in the early 20th century in reference to the immigrant rice farmer Yoshio Mayumi. However, as social awareness increased over time, it became clear that the name was never meant to honor Mayumi and had always been an ethnic slur. Instead of naming the road after Mayumi, it was decided to change the name to Boondocks Road.
Fannett is home to the Clifton Steamboat Museum, which features a large exhibit on Lieutenant Commander Harry Brinkley Bass (after whom the United States Navy destroyer {{USS|Brinkley Bass|DD-887|6}} was named).
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010=2252
|2020=2363
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850–1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1990{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2000{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2010{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020
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Fannett first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
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|+Fannett CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fannett CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4825404&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fannett CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4825404&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|1,878 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,785 |83.39% |style='background: #ffffe6; |75.54% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|93 |style='background: #ffffe6; |161 |4.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |6.81% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1 |0.18% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|44 |style='background: #ffffe6; |68 |1.95% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.88% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|15 |style='background: #ffffe6; |83 |0.67% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.51% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|218 |style='background: #ffffe6; |260 |9.68% |style='background: #ffffe6; |11.00% |
| Total
|2,252 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,363 |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,363 people, 871 households, and 588 families residing in the CDP.
Education
In 1961,{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} the Fannett Independent School District was combined with that of neighboring Hamshire, forming the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District.
Hamshire-Fannett ISD is assigned to Galveston College in Galveston.Texas Education Code, Section 130.179, "[http://law.onecle.com/texas/education/130.179.00.html Galveston College District Service Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211025734/http://law.onecle.com/texas/education/130.179.00.html |date=2009-02-11 }}".
References
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External links
- {{Handbook of Texas|id=hlf05|name=Fannett, Texas}}
- {{Gnis|1357219|Fannett, Texas}}
- [http://www.CliftonSteamboatMuseum.com Clifton Steamboat Museum]
{{Jefferson County, Texas}}
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Category:Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area
Category:Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Texas