Onalaska
City in Polk County, Texas
Onalaska is a city in Polk County, Texas, with 3,020 residents (2020 Census). It sits at 177 ft (54 m) above sea level. The nearest town is Cedar Point, 2.7 miles SE.
- 3,020residents (2020 Census)
- 177 ftelevation · 54 m
- 5.4 sq miland area · 14.1 km²
- 555 / sq mipopulation density
- 77360ZIP code
About Onalaska
Onalaska is a city in Polk County, Texas, United States. Situated on a peninsula on Lake Livingston, it had a population of 3,020 at the 2020 census.
Settled during the Republic of Texas period, the site remained a small farming community until the lumberman William Carlisle developed it as a company town around 1905, building a large sawmill and chartering the Beaumont and Great Northern Railroad to serve it. Onalaska boomed to a population of about 2,000 by 1908, but the exhaustion of local timber and flooding on the Trinity River closed the mill, and the town declined to roughly eighty residents by the late 1940s. The completion of Lake Livingston in 1968 reversed that decline, and Onalaska has since grown as a recreation and retirement community. The city was struck by a deadly tornado in April 2020. Onalaska also drew national attention as the registered address of more than a thousand aircraft despite having no airport, an anomaly exposed in a 2019 investigation that led to federal drug-trafficking convictions and a change in aircraft registration law.
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Living in Onalaska
- Median household income
- $51,912
- Median home value
- $165,800
- Median rent
- $1,083/mo
- Median age
- 43.8
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Onalaska had 3,020 residents in the 2020 Census.
| 2020 Census | 3,020 |
|---|---|
| Density | 555 per sq mi (214 per km²) |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.
Onalaska at a glance
| State | Texas (TX) |
|---|---|
| County | Polk County |
| Type | City |
| Population | 3,020 (2020) |
| Land area | 5.44 sq mi (14.1 km²) |
| Water area | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) |
| Elevation | 177 ft (54 m) |
| Coordinates | 30.8256° N, 95.1134° W |
| ZIP code | 77360 |
| Official website | cityofonalaska.us |
| Census code (GEOID) | 4854048 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, ZCTA), USGS GNIS, Wikidata.
Towns near Onalaska
- Cedar Point2.7 mi SE
- Point Blank8.0 mi SW
- West Livingston10.1 mi SE
- Cape Royale11.9 mi S
- Oakhurst12.9 mi SW
- Livingston13.1 mi SE
- Westwood Shores14.8 mi NW
- Seven Oaks15.3 mi E
- Groveton16.0 mi N
- Coldspring16.4 mi S
- Riverside17.0 mi W
- Trinity17.5 mi NW
Straight-line distance between town centers.
Frequently asked questions about Onalaska
What county is Onalaska in?
Onalaska is in Polk County, Texas.
What is the population of Onalaska, TX?
3,020 people lived in Onalaska at the 2020 Census.
What is the ZIP code of Onalaska, TX?
The ZIP code of Onalaska is 77360.
What is the elevation of Onalaska?
177 feet (54 m) above sea level.
What towns are near Onalaska?
Cedar Point (2.7 mi), Point Blank (8.0 mi), West Livingston (10.1 mi), Cape Royale (11.9 mi), Oakhurst (12.9 mi).
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