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Lelia Lake, Texas

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Coordinates: 34°54′05″N 100°46′11″W / 34.90139°N 100.76972°W / 34.90139; -100.76972
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Lelia Lake, Texas
Unincorporated community
Lelia Lake is located in Texas
Lelia Lake
Lelia
Lake
Location within the state of Texas
Lelia Lake is located in the United States
Lelia Lake
Lelia
Lake
Lelia
Lake (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°54′05″N 100°46′11″W / 34.90139°N 100.76972°W / 34.90139; -100.76972
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyDonley
Elevation
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2,585 ft (788 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79240
GNIS feature ID2805772[1]

Lelia Lake is an unincorporated community in central Donley County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 287, southeast of the city of Clarendon, the county seat of Donley County.[2] Although Lelia Lake is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79240;[3] the ZCTA for ZIP code 79240 had a population of 101 at the 2000 census.[4]

Founded along the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway in the late 1880s, the community was named for the founder's sister. When a post office was opened in the community in late 1906, the potential of confusion with the community of Lela in Wheeler County to the northeast led the post office to attach "Lake" to the community's name. A school was established in the community in 1894. Historically, Lelia Lake has been a center of grain traffic and of watermelon growing.[5]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202051—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1850–1900[7] 1910[8]
1920[9] 1930[10] 1940[11]
1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14]
1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17]
2010[18] 2020[19]

Lelia Lake first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[20][18][19]

2020 Census

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Lelia Lake CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[19] % 2020
White alone (NH) 40 78.43%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 1 1.96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10 19.61%
Total 51 100.00%

Notable person

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lelia Lake, Texas
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 98.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Lelia Lake, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-12-03.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ a b c "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lelia Lake CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ Asa Elmer (Ace) Reid, Jr. (1925-1991) at Handbook of Texas OnLine]
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