Mabank, Texas
{{short description|Town in Kaufman and Henderson counties in Texas, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Mabank, Texas
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Mabank1.jpg
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| image_caption = Train depot, July 2019
| image_map = Kaufman County Texas Incorporated Areas Mabank highlighted.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Mabank in Kaufman County, Texas
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = Counties
| subdivision_name2 = Kaufman, Henderson
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 19.77
| area_land_km2 = 19.59
| area_water_km2 = 0.19
| area_total_sq_mi = 7.63
| area_land_sq_mi = 7.56
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.07
| population_as_of = 2024
| population_total = 6,475
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| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 371
| coordinates = {{coord|32|22|45|N|96|06|50|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 75147
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| blank_info = 48-45324{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2412931{{GNIS|2412931}}
| website = {{URL|www.cityofmabanktx.org}}
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Mabank ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|eɪ|b|æ|ŋ|k}} {{respell|MAY|bank}}) is a town in Henderson and Kaufman counties in Texas, United States. Its population was {{formatnum:4050}} at the 2020 census.
History
Prior to the existence of Mabank in early 1900, the community of Lawndale was formed in the late 1880s. The community was noted for its agriculture in many areas, including cotton. With the Texas Trunk Railroad missing the community by a mile, though, ranchers Mason and Eubank decided to capitalize on the Texas Trunk and set aside one square mile of land and named it "Mabank".{{cite web|last1=Hart|first1=Brian|title=Mabank, TX|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjm01|website=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 19, 2017}}
Mabank is a combination of the names Eubank and Mason, and is located {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} southwest of the former community of Lawndale. Being only a mile away from Lawndale and located on the railroad, its citizens, churches, and businesses naturally decided to move there, thus attracting, over a brief period of about two years, much of what was Lawndale. This included the Lawndale Courier—the local newspaper that renamed itself the Mabank Courier.
The population, although small, remained relatively stable until the completion of Cedar Creek Reservoir in 1965.{{cite web |last1=Breeding |first1=Seth D. |title=Cedar Creek Reservoir |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/roc08 |website=Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |access-date=November 20, 2017}} The town has since shown increases in population. Many of the descendants from the Masons and Eubanks still have connections to the town.
Geography
Mabank is located in the southeastern corner of Kaufman County. The town limits extend south into Henderson County. U.S. Route 175 runs through the northern side of the town, leading northwest {{convert|21|mi}} to Kaufman and southeast {{convert|18|mi}} to Athens. Downtown Dallas is {{convert|54|mi}} northwest of Mabank.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|18.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.45%, is covered by water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1930 = 963
| 1940 = 988
| 1950 = 896
| 1960 = 944
| 1970 = 1239
| 1980 = 1443
| 1990 = 1739
| 2000 = 2151
| 2010 = 3035
| 2020 = 4050
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 6396
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}{{failed verification |date=February 2023 |reason=No mention of Mabank at the given link}}
2010{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4845324| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mabank town, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=February 14, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213095746/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4845324| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}} 2020
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|+Mabank racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4845324&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Number !Percentage |
| White (NH)
|3,209 |79.23% |
| Black or African American (NH)
|118 |2.91% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|29 |0.72% |
| Asian (NH)
|92 |2.27% |
| Pacific Islander (NH)
|1 |0.02% |
| Some Other Race (NH)
|11 |0.27% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|151 |3.73% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|439 |10.84% |
| Total
|4,050 | |
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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,050 people, 1,175 households, and 720 families residing in the town.
Education
Mabank is served by the Mabank Independent School District. The schools are Central Elementary, Southside Elementary, Lakeview Elementary, Mabank Intermediate School, Mabank Jr. High, and Mabank High School.
Parks and recreation
Mabank is located on the northern and eastern edge of Cedar Creek Reservoir, a popular destination for weekend visitors from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Notable people
- Lindley Beckworth, former U.S. Congressman and judge
- Isiah Robertson, former NFL player who started the " House of Isaiah", a drug treatment program in Mabank{{cite news |url=https://www.fox5ny.com/news/former-nfl-player-killed-in-limousine-crash-in-van-zandt-county |title=Former NFL player killed in limousine crash in Van Zandt County |date=December 7, 2018 |work=WNYW |access-date=January 29, 2021}}
- Randal Tye Thomas, 13th mayor of Gun Barrel City, Texas, (at the age of 21), from 2000 to 2001{{cite magazine |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/plenty-of-ammo/ |title=Plenty of Ammo |first=Katy |last=Vine |date=August 2001 |magazine=Texas Monthly |access-date=September 24, 2023}}
See also
{{portal|Texas}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Mabank, Texas}}
- [http://www.cityofmabanktx.org/ City of Mabank official website]
- [http://www.mabankpd.org/ Mabank Police Department website]
- [https://www.mabankisd.net/ Mabank Independent School District website]
- [http://www.mabankonline.com/ Mabankonline.com], community website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092902/http://www.nctcog.org/rd/city.asp?2593 Mabank] entry from the NCTCOG almanac
- {{Handbook of Texas|id=HJM01|name=Mabank, TX}}
{{Henderson County, Texas}}
{{Kaufman County, Texas}}
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Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Category:Towns in Henderson County, Texas
Category:Towns in Kaufman County, Texas
Category:Populated places established in 1900