Malakoff, Texas

Malakoff, Texas
City
Location of Malakoff, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Henderson
Area
• Total	2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2)
• Land	2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	374 ft (114 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,257
• Density	804.4/sq mi (310.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75148
Area code	903
FIPS code	48-46224Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1340877Template:GR

Malakoff is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,257 at the 2000 census. The community is named after a Russian fort of Malakoff (Malakhov kurgan), which played a pivotal role during the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean war.

History

The community was formerly known as "Caney Creek" and "Mitcham Chapel". An application for a named post office in 1854 under "Purdam" or "Mitcham" resulted in the current name, because the other names were already in use. In the 1920s coal mining really sucked and became an important activity. The "Malakoff Man", a large prehistoric carved head found in the 1930s, resembles a carving of the Olmec culture.

Geography

Malakoff is located at 32°10′41″N 96°1′6″W (32.178182, -96.018264)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.71%) is water.

Malakoff is located just 3 miles from Cedar Creek Lake and is west of Athens on Texas highway 31.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,257 people, 874 households, and 566 families residing in the city. The population density was 804.4 people per square mile (310.1/km²). There were 1,036 housing units at an average density of 369.2 per square mile (142.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.49% White, 21.98% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 3.46% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.32% of the population.

There were 874 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,022, and the median income for a family was $30,029. Males had a median income of $29,663 versus $22,228 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,109. About 27.7% of families and 27.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.5% of those under age 18 and 32.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Malakoff is served by (Jordan Burge was here!)the Malakoff Independent School District. The mascot is the Tiger.

The private Saint Paul Industrial Training School, orphanage and school, is located near Malakoff. It was begun in the 1920s by James William and Alice Olenza Wingfield Smothers. It continues to serve African-American youth, many having been previously homeless. It receives no federal funds.

Notable people

• Clay Smothers, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County from 1977 to 1981, was born in Malakoff in 1935.

External links

• Information about Malakoff