Uncertain, Texas
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Uncertain, Texas
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Uncertain, Texas.jpg
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| image_caption = City marker of Uncertain
| pushpin_map = Texas#USA
| pushpin_label = Uncertain
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Harrison
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 1.39
| area_land_km2 = 1.39
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.54
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.54
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 85
| population_density_km2 = 66.17
| population_density_sq_mi = 171.32
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 184
| coordinates = {{coord|32|42|22|N|94|07|46|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 75661
| area_code = 903, 430
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 48-74240{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2412128{{GNIS|2412128}}
| website = {{URL|www.cityofuncertain.com}}
| footnotes =
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Uncertain is a city in Harrison County, Texas, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 94,{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4874240| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Uncertain city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=February 7, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213111103/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4874240| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}} down from 150 at the 2000 census. In 2020, it had a population of 85.{{Cite web |title=2020 Race and Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Uncertain%20city,%20Texas%20population |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}
History
The city of Uncertain was incorporated in 1961 as a Type B general law city, with a mayor and five aldermen on an at-large basis.{{cite web |url= http://www.cityofuncertain.com/history.html |title= City of Uncertain Texas |publisher= City of Uncertain Texas |access-date= July 27, 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120614112313/http://www.cityofuncertain.com/history.html |archive-date= June 14, 2012 }}
Uncertain has been noted for its unusual place name.{{cite web | url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/08/09/from-bug-tussle-to-tarzan-here-are-40-of-the-oddest-texas-town-names-and-the-stories-behind-them/ | title=From Bug Tussle to Tarzan, here are 40 of the oddest Texas town names | publisher=Click2Houston | access-date=23 August 2020}} According to tradition, the town derives its name from the original application for township where the name for it had not been decided. Therefore when the original residents filled out the application they put "Uncertain" in the blank for the name. When the township was given, it then became "Uncertain".{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
Geography
File:Texas_Farm_to_Market_Road_2198_-_Uncertain_Flea_Market.jpg
Uncertain is in the northeastern corner of Harrison County, at the west end of Caddo Lake, a water body on Big Cypress Bayou that extends east into Louisiana. The city is at the east end of Farm to Market Road 2198, which leads southwest {{convert|5|mi|0}} to State Highway 43 near Karnack. Uncertain is {{convert|21|mi}} northeast of Marshall, the Harrison county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|1.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|996|sqm|acre|order=flip|1}}, or 0.08%, are water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 202
| 1980 = 176
| 1990 = 194
| 2000 = 150
| 2010 = 94
| 2020 = 85
| 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}}
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At the 2000 census, there were 150 people, 77 households, and 49 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|294.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 137 housing units at an average density of {{convert|268.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 72.67% White, 26.67% African American and 0.67% (i.e. 1 person) Native American. At the 2020 census, there were 85 people; the racial makeup of the city in 2020 was predominantly white.
Education
The city of Uncertain is served by the Karnack Independent School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48203_harrison/DC20SD_C48203.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harrison County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-02-11}}
Panola College is the assigned community college for the majority of Harrison County, Uncertain included, according to the Texas Education Code.{{cite web|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|title=Sec. 130.194. PANOLA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.}}
References
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.cityofuncertain.com/ City of Uncertain visitors' website]
{{Harrison County, Texas}}
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