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Hamshire, Texas

Coordinates: 29°51′25″N 94°19′07″W / 29.85694°N 94.31861°W / 29.85694; -94.31861
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Hamshire, Texas
Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Hamshire is located in Texas
Hamshire
Hamshire
Hamshire is located in the United States
Hamshire
Hamshire
Coordinates: 29°51′25″N 94°19′07″W / 29.85694°N 94.31861°W / 29.85694; -94.31861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJefferson
Elevation
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13 ft (4 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code409
GNIS feature ID2805797[1]

Hamshire (/ˈhæmʃər/ HAM-shər)[2] is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in western Jefferson County, Texas, United States.[1] It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area and located on State Highway 124 twenty miles southwest of Beaumont.

History

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It was probably named for Lovan Hamshire, who developed the land as early as the 1870s. Hamshire was on the Gulf and Interstate Railway with a post office being established there in 1897. A townsite plat was filed in 1911 by Theodore F. Koch. Another major land dealer, Herbert Roedenbeck, subdivided additional land south of the railroad later that year, giving the subdivision the name Hamshire Gardens. Although there was interest shown by local rice farmers, Hamshire had only fifty inhabitants in 1928. The Fannett (1927) and Stowell (1941) oil fields discovery initiated new development in western Jefferson County.[3] By 1940, the population in Hamshire had grown to 200. Natural gas production at the Hamshire field also continued to be of major importance to the community's economy through the 1980s. By 1985 the community had an estimated 350 residents and twenty-two businesses. In 1990 the population remained an estimated 350.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020962—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1850–1900[5] 1910[6]
1920[7] 1930[8] 1940[9]
1950[10] 1960[11] 1970[12]
1980[13] 1990[14] 2000[15]
2010[16] 2020[17]

Hamshire first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[18][16][17]

2020 Census

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Hamshire 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[17] % 2020
White alone (NH) 798 82.95%
Black or African American alone (NH) 9 0.94%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 0.21%
Asian alone (NH) 6 0.62%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 24 2.49%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 123 12.79%
Total 962 100.00%

Education

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Residents are served by the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District.

Hamshire-Fannett ISD is assigned to Galveston College in Galveston.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamshire, Texas
  2. ^ "Texas Almanac Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Wooster, Robert (June 15, 2010). "HAMSHIRE, TX,". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ a b c "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hamshire CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.179, "Galveston College District Service Area Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine".
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