Lone Star, Texas
{{For|the ghost town|Lone Star, Cherokee County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Lone Star, Texas
| settlement_type = City
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| image_map = Morris County Texas incorporated and unincorporated areas Lone Star highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 260px
| map_caption = Location in Morris County and the state of Texas.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Morris
| government_footnotes =
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 5.18
| area_land_km2 = 5.12
| area_water_km2 = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.00
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.98
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1,993
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 315
| coordinates = {{coord|32|56|21|N|94|42|33|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 75668
| area_code = 903, 430
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 48-43684{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2410863{{GNIS|2410863}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.lonestartx.net/}}
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Lone Star is a city in Morris County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,581 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which 0.50% is covered by water.
Demographics
| class="wikitable"
|+Lone Star racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4843684&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Number !Percentage |
| White (NH)
|856 |61.14% |
| Black or African American (NH)
|287 |20.5% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|8 |0.57% |
| Asian (NH)
|12 |0.86% |
| Pacific Islander (NH)
|2 |0.14% |
| Some other race (NH)
|100 |0.21% |
| Mixed/multiracial (NH)
|61 |4.36% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|171 |12.21% |
| Total
|1993 | |
As of the 2020 United States census, 1,993 people, 598 households, and 628 families were residing in the city.
Education
Most of the city of Lone Star is served by the Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District. A small portion also attend schools in the Hughes Springs ISD.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48343_morris/DC20SD_C48343.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morris County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2023-10-28}}
Daingerfield High School is the public high school of the former school district.
Lone Star Elementary, of Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD, closed in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/east-texas-elementary-school-to-close/article_64765774-112a-52d4-9549-7738a235f099.html|title=East Texas Elementary School To Close|publisher=KTBS|date=2010-03-10|access-date=2023-10-28}}
References
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{{Morris County, Texas}}
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