{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Reese Center, Texas |settlement_type = Former CDP |nickname = |motto =

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<!-- General information --> |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |coordinates = {{coord|33|35|36|N|102|1|48|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 48-61406<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Reese Center''' is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place (CDP) in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The population was 42 at the 2000 census. Its population was not recorded separately for the 2010 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

==Geography== Reese Center is located at {{coord|33|35|36|N|102|1|48|W|type:city}} (33.593363, -102.030076).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The community is bordered by the former Reese Air Force Base to the west and by the city of Lubbock to the south and east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of {{convert|6.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

On June 5, 2025, a large tornado impacted the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kcbd.com/2025/06/11/national-weather-service-identifies-8-tornadoes-thursday-night-storm/|title=National Weather Service identifies 8 tornadoes from Thursday night storm|author=National Weather Service|date=June 11, 2025|website=KCBD News|access-date=October 5, 2025}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |2000=42 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2024-07-15|archive-date=2025-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330000710/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br> 1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> }}

Reese Center first appeared in the 2000 U.S. census and includes parts of the Reese Air Force Base<ref name=2000CensusTX/> which was closed in 1997.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.texnews.com/1998/2001/local/base0618.html | title = Lubbock converts Air Force base into business park | author = Schuhmann, S. | date = 2001 | work = Abilene Reporter-News | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100630164657/http://www.texnews.com/1998/2001/local/base0618.html | archivedate = 2010-06-30 }}</ref> It was deleted prior to the 2010 U.S. census.<ref name=2010CensusTX/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Reese Center CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Reese Center CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4861406&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> !% 2000 |- |White alone (NH) |35 |83.33% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |1 |2.38% |- |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) |0 |0.00% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |6 |14.29% |- |'''Total''' |'''42''' |'''100.00%''' |}

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 42 people, 13 households, and 10 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6.4 people per square mile (2.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 14 housing units at an average density of 2.1/sq&nbsp;mi (0.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.24% White, 2.38% Native American, 2.38% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.29% of the population.

There were 13 households, out of which 69.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.6% were married couples living together, and 15.4% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.55.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 38.1% under the age of 18, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 11.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 133.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 136.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $12,292. Males had a median income of $11,250 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,393. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

==See also== *Reese Technology Center

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Lubbock County, Texas}}

Category:Populated places in Lubbock County, Texas Category:Lubbock metropolitan area Category:Former census-designated places in Texas