Winnie, Texas
| Winnie, Texas | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Winnie, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°49′8″N 94°23′0″W / 29.81889°N 94.38333°WCoordinates: 29°49′8″N 94°23′0″W / 29.81889°N 94.38333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Chambers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.0 sq mi (10.3 km2) |
| • Land | 4.0 sq mi (10.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,254 |
| • Density | 813.5/sq mi (315.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77665 |
| Area code(s) | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-79792 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1350424 |
Winnie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chambers County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,254 at the 2010 census.
The town plat was filed in 1895 by the Gulf and Inter-state Railway officials. The town was named after Fox Winnie, a railroad contractor who worked for the line. The Winnie and Loan Improvement Company attempted to market small lots of land, but due to poor sales, the company was dissolved in 1911. In 1941 an oilfield was discovered nearby, leading the way for the oil businessman Glenn H. McCarthy to establish a gas plant just east of the town. This development, along with the construction of Interstate 10, would lead to a population growth. The East Chambers County Consolidated School District was established in 1931.
Winnie is located at 29°49′8″N 94°23′0″W / 29.81889°N 94.38333°W (29.818891, -94.383462). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,914 people, 1,039 households, and 735 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 732.9 people per square mile (282.7/km²). There were 1,160 housing units at an average density of 291.8 per square mile (112.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.27% White, 5.32% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 5.56% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.12% of the population.
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