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McDade, Texas

Coordinates: 30°16′58″N 97°15′05″W / 30.28278°N 97.25139°W / 30.28278; -97.25139
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McDade, Texas
Census-designated place
McDade Baptist Church, February 2015
McDade Baptist Church, February 2015
McDade, Texas is located in Texas
McDade, Texas
Location within the state of Texas
McDade, Texas is located in the United States
McDade, Texas
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 30°16′58″N 97°15′05″W / 30.28278°N 97.25139°W / 30.28278; -97.25139
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBastrop
Area
 • Total4.0 sq mi (10 km2)
 • Land4.0 sq mi (10 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
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515 ft (157 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total720
 • Density180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78650
FIPS code48-45564[2]
GNIS feature ID2586957[1]

McDade is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Bastrop County, Texas, United States, located along U.S. Route 290.[1] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 720.[3] It is 9 miles (14 km) east of Elgin and 34 miles (55 km) east of Austin. It is 21 miles (34 km) west of Giddings.

History

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Mcdade historical marker,
February 2015

This was a new CDP for the 2010 census.[4]

The community is named for James W. McDade, a major stockholder in the Houston and Texas Central Railroad in 1869.

The McDade Independent School District serves area students.

McDade was, for several years, the childhood home of 1950s television and recording star Gale Storm, as her mother owned a millinery shop in McDade.

McDade Pottery, which operated from 1863 to 1942, is the most successful business ever to exist in the town.[5]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km2), all land.[6]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010685—
20207205.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1850–1900[8] 1910[9]
1920[10] 1930[11] 1940[12]
1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15]
1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18]
2010[19] 2020[20]

McDade first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[19]

McDade 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 2010[21] Pop 2020[20] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 472 394 68.91% 54.72%
Black or African American alone (NH) 6 4 0.88% 0.56%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 6 2 0.88% 0.28%
Asian alone (NH) 4 0 0.58% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 0.28%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 3 28 0.44% 3.89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 194 290 28.32% 40.28%
Total 685 720 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 720 people, 368 households, and 268 families residing in the CDP.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McDade, Texas
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): McDade CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Wharton, David (May 15, 2000). The Soul of a Small Texas Town: Photographs, Memories, and History from McDade. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806131788.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – McDade CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – McDade CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
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