McDade, Texas

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.

McDade, Texas
Census-designated place
McDade Baptist Church, February 2015
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Coordinates: 30°16′58″N 97°15′05″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bastrop
Area
• Total	4.0 sq mi (10 km2)
• Land	4.0 sq mi (10 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [1]	515 ft (157 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	720
• Density	180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	78650
FIPS code	48-45564[2]
GNIS feature ID	2586957[1]

History

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

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

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	720		—
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]

McDade racial composition as of 2020^[20]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	394	54.72%
Black or African American (NH)	4	0.56%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	2	0.28%
Some Other Race (NH)	2	0.28%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	28	3.89%
Hispanic or Latino	290	40.28%
Total	720

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

See also

• Texas portal

• List of census-designated places in Texas

Notes

1. 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 can be of any race.^[21][22]

References

1. 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. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
20. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
21. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[not specific enough to verify]}
22. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

External links

Media related to McDade, Texas at Wikimedia Commons