Berryville, Texas


Berryville is a town in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 975 at the 2010 census, up from 891 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Berryville is located in the southeast corner of Henderson County at . It is on the west shore of Lake Palestine, on both sides of Cobb Inlet. The southern town border follows the Anderson County line. The town limits extend west to Texas State Highway 155, which leads south to Frankston and northeast to Tyler. Athens, the Henderson county seat, is west of Berryville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 891 people, 355 households, and 263 families residing in the town. The population density was 678.1 people per square mile. There were 454 housing units at an average density of 345.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 93.71% White, 3.59% African American, 1.35% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.81% of the population.
There were 355 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,618, and the median income for a family was $35,990. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $19,853 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,478. About 13.7% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Berryville is served by the Frankston Independent School District.