| Official Name: | Seven Points, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Henderson County SevenPoints.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Henderson, Kaufman |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.15 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.12 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.76 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.75 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1370 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 354 |
| Coordinates: | 32.3264°N -96.2367°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75143 |
| Area Code: | 903, 430 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-66908[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2411870 |
Seven Points is a city in Henderson and Kaufman counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,370 at the 2020 census, up from 1,455 at the 2010 census.[3]
The city is named for an intersection where seven roads converge. These are not Old West wagon trails, however; the town did not exist until nearby Cedar Creek Reservoir was built in the 1960s, and was not incorporated until the 1970s. The seven roads consist of two state highways (three directions), a farm-to-market road, and three county roads.
Seven Points is located in northwestern Henderson County. A small part of the city extends north along Seven Points Road (Texas State Highway 274) into Kaufman County. Highway 274 leads north 9miles to Kemp and southeast to Trinidad. Texas State Highway 334 (East Cedar Creek Parkway) leads east from Seven Points across Cedar Creek Reservoir 4miles to Gun Barrel City. Athens, the Henderson county seat, is southeast of Seven Points.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2sqkm, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.42%, are water.[3]
| White (NH) | 1,081 | 78.91% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 9 | 0.66% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 8 | 0.58% | |
| Asian (NH) | 2 | 0.15% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 2 | 0.15% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 61 | 4.45% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 207 | 15.11% | |
| Total | 1,370 |
The Kemp Independent School District serves most of Seven Points, although portions of the city lie within the Mabank Independent School District.
In the fiscal year September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011 Seven Points raised $521,995 from traffic citations. Seven Points made 43% more than Gun Barrel City in fines, although Gun Barrel City has 75% more people.
Below is a chart with a four-year history of fines collected by Seven Points and three surrounding cities:[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
| City | Population | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Points, TX | 1,455 | $168,411 | $265,215 | $387,000 | $521,995 |
| Gun Barrel City, TX | 5,672 | $502,595 | $384,586 | $364,703 | $298,633 |
| Ennis, TX | 18,513 | $702,949 | $807,642 | $830,008 | $636,938 |
| 6,703 | $259,406 | $298,217 | $322,656 | $307,800 | |