Texas · Census place 4877896

West Tawakoni, Texas

West Tawakoni is a city in Hunt County, Texas with an estimated 2,187 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 579th largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,187
#579 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020
+15.2%
+289 people
Land area
2.8 sq mi
+ 0.06 sq mi water
Density
776 / sq mi
State median 1,561
Orange pin: West Tawakoni. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Austin.

West Tawakoni population, 2020 to 2024

West Tawakoni added 289 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +15.2%. In the latest year it moved by +106.

1,89820201,93220211,97920222,08120232,1872024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,895. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Tawakoni covers 2.82 square miles of land and 0.06 of water, for 776 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so West Tawakoni is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Tawakoni is in

All of West Tawakoni's residents live in Hunt County, which had 118,729 residents in 2024. West Tawakoni holds 1.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Tawakoni

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Tawakoni by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 75474. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where West Tawakoni is

The Census internal point of West Tawakoni is at 32.899600, -96.035900. Austin, the capital, is 207.3 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wills Point, TX (4,050 people), 13.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Mesquite, TX, 33.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
32.899600, -96.035900
DMS
32°53'58.56"N 96°02'9.24"W
UTM
14N 777258.1E 3644054.3N
Geohash
9vgenthy1
Plus code
8645VXX7+RJ

Daylight in West Tawakoni

At 32.90° N, West Tawakoni gets about 14 h 19 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 59 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 21 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Tawakoni

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Quinlan, 5.6 miles away, with 1,561 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Tawakoni, TX?

2,187 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 289 (15.2%) from 1,898 in July 2020.

What county is West Tawakoni in?

Hunt County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover West Tawakoni?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 75474.

How far is West Tawakoni from Austin?

207.3 miles (333.6 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from West Tawakoni.

What is the nearest larger city to West Tawakoni?

Wills Point, TX, with 4,050 residents, 13.2 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.