Mabank is a town in Henderson and Kaufman counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 3,035 at the 2010 census, up from 2,151 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Mabank is located in the southeast corner of Kaufman County at . The town limits extend south into Henderson County. U.S. Route 175 runs through the north side of the town, leading northwest to Kaufman and southeast to Athens. Downtown Dallas is northwest of Mabank. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which are land and, or 0.45%, are water.
History
Prior to the existence of Mabank in early 1900, the community of Lawndale was formed in the late 1880s. The community was noted for its agriculture in many areas, including cotton. But with the Texas Trunk Railroad missing the community by a mile, Ranchers Mason and Eubank decided to capitalize on the Texas Trunk and set aside one square mile of land and named it "Mabank". Mabank is a combination of the names Eubank and Mason and is located one mile southwest of the former community of Lawndale. Being only a mile away from Lawndale and located on the railroad, its citizens, churches, and businesses naturally decided to move there. Thus attracting, over a brief period of about two years, much of what was Lawndale. This included the Lawndale Courier - the local newspaper that renamed itself the Mabank Courier. The population, although small, remained relatively stable until the completion of Cedar Creek Reservoir in 1965. The town has since shown increases in population. Many of the descendants from the Masons and Eubanks still have connections to the town.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,468 people, 1,069 households, and 658 families residing in the town. The population density was 724.2 per square mile. There were 895 housing units at an average density of 301.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 90.28% White, 5.11% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 2.65% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.76% of the population. There were 814 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couplesliving together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.25. In the town, the population 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 age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was US$36,010, and the median income for a family was $40,694. Males had a median income of $32,134 versus $19,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,154. About 7.1% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
Mabank is located on the eastern edge of Cedar Creek Reservoir, a popular destination for weekend visitors from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Notable people
Randal Tye Thomas lived in Mabank from 1980 to 1996. Thomas was the 13th mayor of Gun Barrel City, Texas and served in that capacity from 2000 to 2001, when he resigned.
