Hawkins, Texas

Hawkins, Texas
City
Allen Memorial Public Library in Hawkins
Allen Memorial Public Library in Hawkins
Nickname: 
The Pancake Capital of Texas
Location of Hawkins, Texas
Location of Hawkins, Texas
Coordinates: 32°35′30″N 95°12′10″W / 32.59167°N 95.20278°W / 32.59167; -95.20278
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWood
Area
[1]
 • Total2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2)
 • Land2.21 sq mi (5.71 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
413 ft (126 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,274
 • Density598.82/sq mi (231.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75765
Area code430, 903
FIPS code48-32816 [3]
GNIS feature ID2410718[2]
Hawkins advertises itself as the home of Jarvis Christian University and the "Pancake Capital of Texas" because it was the home of Lillian Richard, an African-American actress who portrayed "Aunt Jemima" for the Quaker Oats Company from 1925 to 1947.

Hawkins is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,274 at the 2020 census. It is located twenty miles north of the larger city of Tyler. Just east of the community is Jarvis Christian University, a historically black institution of higher learning.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hawkins, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.