Petty, Texas

Petty is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Lamar County, Texas, United States.^[1]

The community bears the name of a pioneer citizen.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	140		—
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850–1900[4] 1910[5] 1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8] 1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11] 1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14] 2010[15] 2020[16]

Petty first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[17][15][16]

2020 Census

Petty 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[16]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	111	79.29%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	13	9.29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	11.43%
Total	140	100.00%

Education

The Chisum Independent School District serves area students.^[18]

The Texas Education Code specifies that all of Lamar County is in the service area of Paris Junior College.^[19]