Seven Points, Texas

{{About|the city in Texas|other places named Seven Points|Seven Points (disambiguation){{!}}Seven Points}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Seven Points, Texas

| settlement_type = City

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| map_caption = Location of Seven Points, Texas

| image_map1 = Henderson County SevenPoints.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Texas

| subdivision_type2 = Counties

| subdivision_name2 = Henderson, Kaufman

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| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}

| area_total_km2 = 7.15

| area_land_km2 = 7.12

| area_water_km2 = 0.03

| area_total_sq_mi = 2.76

| area_land_sq_mi = 2.75

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.01

| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 1370

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| timezone = Central (CST)

| utc_offset = -6

| timezone_DST = CDT

| utc_offset_DST = -5

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| elevation_ft = 354

| coordinates = {{coord|32|19|35|N|96|14|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 75143

| area_code = 903, 430

| blank_name = FIPS code

| blank_info = 48-66908{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

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| blank1_info = 2411870{{GNIS|2411870}}

| website = {{URL|www.sevenpointstx.com}}

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Seven Points is a city in Henderson and Kaufman counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,370 at the 2020 census, up from 1,455 at the 2010 census.{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4866908| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Seven Points city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 12, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213111006/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4866908| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}

The city is named for an intersection where seven roads converge. These are not Old West wagon trails, however; the town did not exist until nearby Cedar Creek Reservoir was built in the 1960s, and was not incorporated until the 1970s. The seven roads consist of two state highways (three directions), a farm-to-market road, and three county roads.

Geography

Seven Points is located in northwestern Henderson County. A small part of the city extends north along Seven Points Road (Texas State Highway 274) into Kaufman County. Highway 274 leads north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Kemp and southeast {{convert|14|mi}} to Trinidad. Texas State Highway 334 (East Cedar Creek Parkway) leads east from Seven Points across Cedar Creek Reservoir {{convert|4|mi|0}} to Gun Barrel City. Athens, the Henderson county seat, is {{convert|24|mi}} southeast of Seven Points.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|7.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.42%, are water.

Demographics

{{US Census population

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| 1970 = 186

| 1980 = 647

| 1990 = 723

| 2000 = 1145

| 2010 = 1455

| 2020 = 1370

| 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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}

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class="wikitable"

|+Seven Points racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4866908&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}
(NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}}}

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

White (NH)

|1,081

|78.91%

Black or African American (NH)

|0.66%

Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|0.58%

Asian (NH)

|0.15%

Some Other Race (NH)

|0.15%

Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)

|61

|4.45%

Hispanic or Latino

|207

|15.11%

Total

|1,370

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,370 people, 532 households, and 384 families residing in the city.

Education

The Kemp Independent School District serves most of Seven Points, although portions of the city lie within the Mabank Independent School District.

Revenue through traffic citations

In the fiscal year September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011 Seven Points raised $521,995 from traffic citations. Seven Points made 43% more than Gun Barrel City in fines, although Gun Barrel City has 75% more people.

Below is a chart with a four-year history of fines collected by Seven Points and three surrounding cities:{{Cite web |url=http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2011/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-date=February 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221144739/http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2011/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2010/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402092020/http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2010/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2009/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city-fy09.pdf |title=Texas Judicial Branch |access-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210808/http://www.courts.state.tx.us/pubs/AR2009/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city-fy09.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.txcourts.gov/pubs/AR2008/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city-fy08.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154309/http://www.txcourts.gov/pubs/AR2008/mn/3-mn-summary-by-city-fy08.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/popcity12010.html|title=2010 Census: Population of Texas Cities Arranged in Alphabetical Order | TSLAC}}

City	Population	2008	2009	2010	2011
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Seven Points, TX	align="right" \|1,455	$168,411	$265,215	$387,000	$521,995
Gun Barrel City, TX	align="right" \|5,672	$502,595	$384,586	$364,703	$298,633
Ennis, TX	align="right" \|18,513	$702,949	$807,642	$830,008	$636,938
Kaufman, TX	align="right" \|6,703	$259,406	$298,217	$322,656	$307,800

Notes

References

External links

{{Handbook of Texas|id=hrsju|name=Seven Points, Texas}}
[http://www.cedarcreeklibrary.com Cedar Creek Library]
[http://www.sevenpointsedc.com Seven Points Economic Development Corporation]

Category:Cities in Henderson County, Texas

Category:Cities in Kaufman County, Texas

Category:Cities in Texas

Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex