Emory, Texas

Emory is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Emory had a population of 1,251. It is the county seat of Rains County. Previously known as Springville, the city and county are named after Emory Rains, who was a legislator from the area. Rains was the author of the Homestead Law of Texas, which was later used as a model for the protection of homesteads throughout the United States. Special legislation passed to create Rains County called for the citizens to vote on the location of the county seat and for that selected town to be named Emory.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.98 sq miles, of which 1.96 sq miles is land and 0.02 sq mile is water.

Emory is located between two of Texas' most popular lakes: Lake Tawakoni to its west and Lake Fork Reservoir to its east.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Emory has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

As of the 2020 census, Emory had a population of 1,251, 472 households, and 305 families residing in the city. The median age was 35.8 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.1 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 472 households in Emory, of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.6% were married-couple households, 18.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 559 housing units, of which 15.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 16.0%.