Stagecoach, Texas

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Stagecoach is a town in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. Its population was 580 at the 2020 census.

History

In the 19th century, the community was a stop on a stagecoach route. Farms were later established in the area, and what would become Stagecoach was a farm owned by W. L. Swinley. The Stagecoach residential development was established in 1958. In the 1960s, the civic club opened. An unofficial mayor was elected in 1974. By 1980, 108 residences were in the community. It was incorporated that year. The community grew to 340 in 1990 and 455 in 2000.

Geography

Stagecoach is located at (30.142858, –95.711232).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (4.20%) is covered by water.

The street names reflect the city's history. They include: Boot Hill, Broken Spoke, Cimarron, Westward Ho, Indian Springs, Old Coach, Silver Spur, Surrey, Tomahawk, Wagon Wheel, Lone Shadow, Deer Creek Way, Frontier Rd, and Shady Oaks Dr. Lake Apache and Lake Hardin, located along Sulphur Creek, are Stagecoach's artificial lakes.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Template:Sronly	%±
1980	349		—
1990	340		%
2000	455		%
2010	538		%
2020	580		%
U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census

As of the census of 2010, 538 people, 155 households, and 137 families were residing in the town. The population density was . The 162 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.48% White, 0.22% Native American, and 2.86% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.40% of the population.

Of the 155 households, 38.7% had children under 18 living with them, 80.6% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.0% were not families. About 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the age distribution was 26.8% under 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household was $68,750 and for a family was $76,353. Males had a median income of $58,750 versus $37,614 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,128. About 5.5% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under 18 and 1.9% of those 65 or over.

Education

About half of Stagecoach residents are zoned to schools in the Magnolia Independent School District. The other southern half is zoned to Tomball Independent School District.