Nesbitt (Texas)

Harrison County

48-50724

Nesbitt is a city in Harrison County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in northeast Texas, is in the east about 38 miles from Louisiana, northeast 64 km of Arkansas, located in the northern 115 km of Oklahoma and has a total area of 4.5 km ² without significant water surface.

History

Named the place was probably after the family Nesbitt, who already settled here around 1850.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 302 people in 115 households, and 83 families. The population density was 66.6 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 80.46 % White, 18.21 % African American, 0.99 % Native American, 0.00 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 0.00 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 0.33% were of mixed descent, and 0.00 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 115 households 31.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.1 % were married couples living together. 9.6% were single mothers and 27.8 % were non-families. 27.0 % of all households were single-person households, and 13.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.20 persons to.

27.2% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.3 % from 18 to 24, 25.5% 25-44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over 100.0 males.

The median income for a household was $ 29,583, and the median income for a family $ 50,833. Males had a median income of $ 43,750 versus $ 23,000 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,632. 10.0 % of the population and 6.3% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 14.9 % have children under the age of 18 and 10.0 % of those 65 or older.