Mabank, Texas Location of Mabank in Kaufman County, Texas Location of Mabank in Kaufman County, Texas Mabank (/ me b ek/ may-bank) is a town in Henderson and Kaufman counties in the U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 7.8 square kilometers (3.0 sq mi).
7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi) of it is territory and 0.1 km2 (0.04 sq mi) of it (1.00%) is water.
Prior to the existence of Mabank in early 1900, the improve of Lawndale was formed in the late 1880s.
But with the Texas Trunk Railroad missing the improve by a mile, Ranchers Mason and Eubank decided to capitalize on the Texas Trunk and set aside one square mile of territory and titled it "Mabank".
Mabank is a combination of the names Eubank and Mason and is positioned one mile (1.6 km) southwest of the former improve of Lawndale.
This encompassed the Lawndale Courier - the small-town journal that retitled itself the Mabank Courier.
The population, although small, remained mostly stable from its until the culmination of Cedar Creek Reservoir in 1965. The town has since shown increases in population.
There were 814 homeholds out of which 34.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was US$36,010, and the median income for a family was $40,694.
About 7.1% of families and 9.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
Mabank High School 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.
Mabank is positioned on the easterly edge of Cedar Creek Reservoir, a prominent destination for weekend visitors from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
The Biggest Loser contestant Abby Rike is from Mabank, and the locale is shown in week 7. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Mabank, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online Municipalities and communities of Henderson County, Texas, United States Municipalities and communities of Kaufman County, Texas, United States
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Dallas Fort Worth metroplex - Towns in Henderson County, Texas - Towns in Kaufman County, Texas - Towns in Texas - Populated places established in 1900 - 1900 establishments in Texas
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