Buckholts, Texas

Buckholts, Texas
Town
Buckholts railroad crossing
Location of Buckholts, Texas
Coordinates: 30°52′26″N 97°7′30″W / 30.87389°N 97.12500°W / 30.87389; -97.12500Coordinates: 30°52′26″N 97°7′30″W / 30.87389°N 97.12500°W / 30.87389; -97.12500
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Milam
Area
• Total	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
• Land	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	522 ft (159 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	387
• Density	291.7/sq mi (112.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	76518
Area code(s)	254
FIPS code	48-11020
GNIS feature ID	1353150

Buckholts is a town in Milam County, Texas, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census.

The town was founded in 1887 and had a movie theater and a hospital in the early 1920s, with a population of approximately one thousand people.

Buckholts is located at 30°52′26″N 97°7′30″W / 30.87389°N 97.12500°W / 30.87389; -97.12500 (30.873919, -97.125128).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 387 people, 145 households, and 102 families residing in the town. The population density was 291.7 people per square mile (112.3/km²). There were 166 housing units at an average density of 125.1 per square mile (48.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 83.46% White, 1.81% African American, 0.52% Native American, 12.92% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.66% of the population.

There were 145 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.24.