Oak Island (Texas)

Oak Island, Texas
Oak Island, Texas
Census-designated place
	Oak Island
	Coordinates: 29°39′42″N 94°41′23″W / 29.66167°N 94.68972°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Chambers
Area
• Total	1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2)
• Land	1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	8 ft (2 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	371
• Density	302/sq mi (116.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	409
FIPS code	48-53004
GNIS feature ID	1342993

Oak Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chambers County, Texas, United States. The population was 371 at the 2020 census.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Oak Island is located on the eastern shore of Trinity Bay, near the geographic center of Chambers County. It is 8 miles (13 km) south of Anahuac, the Chambers County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Oak Island CDP has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.11 km²), all land.^[1]

Demographics[edit]

**Oak Island racial composition as of 2020**^[3]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)^[a]
Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	201	54.18%
Black or African American (NH)	9	2.43%
Asian (NH)	73	19.68%
Some Other Race (NH)	1	0.27%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	16	4.31%
Hispanic or Latino	71	19.14%
Total	371

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 371 people, 135 households, and 126 families residing in the CDP.

Hurricane Ike[edit]

On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike rendered about 90% of the community's homes uninhabitable.^[6]

Education[edit]

Anahuac Independent School District operates schools in the area.

Notes[edit]

^ 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]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Oak Island CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Island (Texas)
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ https://www.census.gov/ ^{[not specific enough to verify]}
^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
^ Shropshire, Corilyn. "Oak Island residents still living in hurricane disaster mode", Houston Chronicle, 2008-11-07, retrieved 2008-11-07

Oak Island, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

External links[edit]

Chambers County, Texas website

[6] 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]

[Census_2010-1] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Oak Island CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Island (Texas)

[3] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[4] ttps://www.census.gov/ ^{[not specific enough to verify]}

[5] "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

[disastermode-7] Shropshire, Corilyn. "Oak Island residents still living in hurricane disaster mode", Houston Chronicle, 2008-11-07, retrieved 2008-11-07

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Chambers County, Texas, United States
County seat: Anahuac
Cities	Anahuac Baytown‡ Beach City Cove Mont Belvieu‡ Old River-Winfree‡ Shoreacres‡± Seabrook‡±	Chambers County map
CDPs	Oak Island Stowell Winnie
Other communities	Double Bayou Hankamer Monroe City Seabreeze Smith Point Turtle Bayou Wallisville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties ±water surface only; land in adjacent county
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