Trinidad is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States, near the Trinity River from which the town's name was derived. The population was 886 at the 2010 census, down from 1,091 at the 2000 census. During the Spanish Texas period the town was known as Santísima Trinidad de Salcedo.
Geography
Trinidad is located along the western edge of Henderson County at . The western border of the city follows the Trinity River, which forms the Navarro County line. The eastern border of the city follows Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Trinity, and the northern boundary of the city in part follows the dam at the south end of Cedar Creek Reservoir. Texas State Highway 31 passes through Trinidad, leading east to Athens, the Henderson county seat, and west to Corsicana, the Navarro county seat. This is a major speed trap, as are most small towns along this highway, beware. Texas State Highway 274 leads north from Trinidad up the west side of Cedar Creek Reservoir to Kemp. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which are land and, or 1.47%, are water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,091 people, 430 households, and 297 families residing in the city. The population density was 73.4 people per square mile. There were 474 housing units at an average density of 31.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 83.13% White, 13.02% African American, 0.55% Native American, 2.47% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.60% of the population. There were 430 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14. In the city, the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median agewas 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $46,379, and the median income for a family was $65,568. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $114,270. About 15.5% of families and 1.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.
