Big Thicket Lake Estates, Texas

Big Thicket Lake Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk and Liberty counties, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 742.[2]

Big Thicket Lake Estates, Texas
Census-designated place
Big Thicket Lake Estates
Big Thicket Lake Estates
Coordinates: 30°29′15″N 94°46′4″W
Country United States
State Texas
CountiesPolk, Liberty
Area
 • Total2.53 sq mi (6.54 km2)
 • Land2.34 sq mi (6.05 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2)
Elevation
145 ft (44 m)
Population
 • Total742
 • Density318/sq mi (122.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
77351, 77369
FIPS code48-08240
GNIS feature ID2586910

Geography

Big Thicket Lake Estates is located along the southern border of Polk County and the northern border of Liberty County at 30°29′15″N 94°46′4″W (30.487388, -94.767885). The CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 7.39%, are water.[1] It is a residential community built around several artificial lakes, the largest of which is Bear Foot Lake, a reservoir built on Mill Creek, a tributary of Menard Creek and then the Trinity River.

Texas State Highway 146 forms the western edge of the community. The highway leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Livingston and south 31 miles (50 km) to Liberty.

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Big Thicket Lake Estates CDP, Texas". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2021.


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