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Fannett, Texas
Fannett, Texas is located in Texas
Fannett, Texas
Fannett, Texas
Location in Texas
Fannett, Texas is located in the United States
Fannett, Texas
Fannett, Texas
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Texas
County Jefferson
Area
 • Total 9.9 sq mi (25.6 km2)
 • Land 9.8 sq mi (25.4 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 2,363
 • Density 230/sq mi (88.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
77705
FIPS code 48-25404
GNIS feature ID 1357219

Fannett is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,363 at the 2020 census. It is about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Beaumont and is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.

The community is named after B. J. Fannett, a local landowner who opened a general store there in the 1890s. When Japanese immigrants brought rice farming to the area, Fannett grew to meet the farmers' needs.

Although oil has been discovered near Fannett, the town's population has remained small.

In 1993 and again in 2004, Fannett was the center of a controversy over the naming of Jap Road (now Boondocks Road). The road had been named in the early 20th century in reference to the immigrant rice farmer Yoshio Mayumi. However, as social awareness increased over time, it became clear that the name was never meant to honor Mayumi and had always been an ethnic slur. Instead of naming the road after Mayumi, it was decided to change the name to Boondocks Road.

Fannett is home to the Clifton Steamboat Museum, which features a large exhibit on Lieutenant Commander Harry Brinkley Bass (after whom the United States Navy destroyer USS Brinkley Bass was named).

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 2,363
U.S. Decennial Census
1850–1900 1910
1920 1930 1940
1950 1960 1970
1980 1990 2000
2010
Fannett racial composition as of 2020
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 1,785 75.54%
Black or African American (NH) 161 6.81%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 1 0.04%
Asian (NH) 68 2.88%
Pacific Islander (NH) 3 0.13%
Some Other Race (NH) 2 0.08%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 83 3.51%
Hispanic or Latino 260 11.0%
Total 2,363

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,363 people, 871 households, and 588 families residing in the CDP.

Education

In 1961, the Fannett Independent School District was combined with that of neighboring Hamshire, forming the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District.

Hamshire-Fannett ISD is assigned to Galveston College in Galveston.

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