Tom Bean, Texas

Tom Bean is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,045 at the 2010 census,[5] up from 941 at the 2000 census.

Tom Bean, Texas
City
Location of Tom Bean, Texas
Location of Tom Bean, Texas
Coordinates: 33°31′15″N 96°28′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGrayson
Area
[1]
 • Total1.57 sq mi (4.08 km2)
 • Land1.57 sq mi (4.08 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,045
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
1,081
 • Density686.79/sq mi (265.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75489
Area code903
FIPS code48-73328[3]
GNIS feature ID1369993[4]
Websitewww.tombean.net

Tom Bean is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Thomas Bean, a wealthy Bonham landowner and surveyor, donated 50 acres (20 ha) of land in southeast Grayson County to be used for a branch railroad line from Sherman to Commerce. Bean died in 1887; in that year the city of Tom Bean was established. Nearby Whitemound, which was bypassed by the railroad, lost its post office to Tom Bean's city in 1888; many Whitemound settlers moved to the new town. Mr. Bean's estate began to sell town lots surrounding the railroad in the 1890s. The city school was moved in 1891 from a one-room structure to a two-story building with an auditorium. Several Christian denominations, including the Church of Christ, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist, established churches in town. The city charter was signed in 1897, and the first mayor was Ice B. Reeves.

In the early days of the 20th century, the city boomed. Within a few years, it boasted a grain company, a furniture company, a drugstore, a newspaper called the Tom Bean Bulletin, a saloon, a dance hall, a movie theater, and the Tom Bean social club. As time progressed, the sharp increase in automobile travel and transport, and the decline of cotton as the principal crop of the area, led businesses to the larger cities of Denison and Sherman.

Though never again the railroad boomtown of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the community enjoyed a growth spurt in the 1950s and 1980s, celebrating its centennial in 1987.[6]

Current growth is due to its proximity to nearby Sherman, 11 miles (18 km) to the northwest.

Geography

Tom Bean is located in southeastern Grayson County at 33°31′15″N 96°28′58″W (33.520811, –96.482826).[7] It is 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Sherman, the county seat, and 25 miles (40 km) south of the Red River and the Oklahoma border. The region is colloquially referred to as the Sher-Den area or Texomaland—or just Texoma.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Tom Bean has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all of it land.[5]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900299—
1910288−3.7%
192036727.4%
1930333−9.3%
1940274−17.7%
19502864.4%
196040340.9%
197054034.0%
198081150.2%
19908272.0%
200094113.8%
20101,04511.1%
2019 (est.)1,081[2]3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
Tom Bean racial composition as of 2020[9]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[lower-alpha 1]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 776 83.44%
Black or African American (NH) 13 1.4%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 22 2.37%
Asian (NH) 5 0.54%
Some Other Race (NH) 1 0.11%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 49 5.27%
Hispanic or Latino 64 6.88%
Total 930

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 930 people, 400 households, and 289 families residing in the city.

Education

The City of Tom Bean is served by the Tom Bean Independent School District and home to the Tom Bean High School Tom Cats.

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tom Bean city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  6. "Tom Bean, TX - History". www.tombean.net. Archived from the original on 2003-10-16.
  7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  10. https://www.census.gov/
  11. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

"Three Bean Salad"

  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.[10][11]
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