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Corrigan, Texas

Corrigan, Texas
Town
Watertower in Corrigan
Watertower in Corrigan
Motto: "GATA"
Location of Corrigan, Texas
Location of Corrigan, Texas
Polk County Corrigan.svg
Coordinates: 30°59′54″N 94°49′36″W / 30.99833°N 94.82667°W / 30.99833; -94.82667Coordinates: 30°59′54″N 94°49′36″W / 30.99833°N 94.82667°W / 30.99833; -94.82667
Country United States
State Texas
County Polk
Area
 • Total 1.8 sq mi (4.8 km2)
 • Land 1.8 sq mi (4.8 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 236 ft (72 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,595
 • Density 890/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 75939
Area code(s) 936
FIPS code 48-17036
GNIS feature ID 1355032

Corrigan is a town in Polk County, Texas in the United States of America. The town was named for Pat Corrigan, a train conductor. The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census.

Corrigan is located at 30°59′54″N 94°49′36″W / 30.99833°N 94.82667°W / 30.99833; -94.82667 (30.998281, -94.826690).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,721 people, 630 households, and 437 families residing in the town. The population density was 934.9 people per square mile (361.1/km²). There were 734 housing units at an average density of 398.7 per square mile (154.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 48.11% White, 42.18% African American, 0.23% Native American, 8.83% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.93% of the population.

There were 630 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 24.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23.


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