Myra, Texas

Myra is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in western Cooke County, Texas, United States. It lies just off U.S. Route 82, west of the city of Gainesville, the county seat of Cooke County.^[1] Its elevation is 935 feet (285 m).^[2] it had a post office, with the ZIP code 76253 until early 2013. It is now closed.^[3]

Myra, Texas
Unincorporated community Census designated place
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Coordinates: 33°37′30″N 97°18′56″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cooke
Area
• Total	0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
Elevation	935 ft (285 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	202
• Density	400/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	76253
GNIS feature ID	1363560

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	202		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1850–1900[5] 1910[6] 1920[7] 1930[8] 1940[9] 1950[10] 1960[11] 1970[12] 1980[13] 1990[14] 2000[15] 2010[16] 2020[17]

Myra first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[18][16][17]

2020 census

Myra CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[17]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	173	85.64%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2	0.99%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0.50%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	14	6.93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	5.94%
Total	202	100.00%