Fannett, Texas
Census-designated place
Fannett is located in Texas
Fannett
Fannett
Fannett is located in the United States
Fannett
Fannett
Coordinates: 29°55′33″N 94°15′2″W / 29.92583°N 94.25056°W / 29.92583; -94.25056
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJefferson
Area
 • Total9.9 sq mi (25.6 km2)
 • Land9.8 sq mi (25.4 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,363
 • Density230/sq mi (88.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
77705
FIPS code48-25404[2]
GNIS feature ID1357219[1]

Fannett is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,363 at the 2020 census.[2] It is about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Beaumont and is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.

The community is named after B. J. Fannett, a local landowner who opened a general store there in the 1890s. When Japanese immigrants brought rice farming to the area, Fannett grew to meet the farmers' needs.[citation needed]

Although oil has been discovered near Fannett, the town's population has remained small.

In 1993 and again in 2004, Fannett was the center of a controversy over the naming of Jap Road (now Boondocks Road). The road had been named in the early 20th century in reference to the immigrant rice farmer Yoshio Mayumi. However, as social awareness increased over time, it became clear that the name was never meant to honor Mayumi and had always been an ethnic slur. Instead of naming the road after Mayumi, it was decided to change the name to Boondocks Road.

Fannett is home to the Clifton Steamboat Museum, which features a large exhibit on Lieutenant Commander Harry Brinkley Bass (after whom the United States Navy destroyer USS Brinkley Bass was named).

Demographics

Fannett racial composition as of 2020[3]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 1,785 75.54%
Black or African American (NH) 161 6.81%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 1 0.04%
Asian (NH) 68 2.88%
Pacific Islander (NH) 3 0.13%
Some Other Race (NH) 2 0.08%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 83 3.51%
Hispanic or Latino 260 11.0%
Total 2,363

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,363 people, 871 households, and 588 families residing in the CDP.

Education

In 1961,[citation needed] the Fannett Independent School District was combined with that of neighboring Hamshire, forming the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District.

Hamshire-Fannett ISD is assigned to Galveston College in Galveston.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fannett, Texas
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Fannett CDP, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.census.gov/[not specific enough to verify]
  5. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.179, "Galveston College District Service Area Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine".
  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.[4][5]

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