Hawkins, Texas

Hawkins, Texas
Allen Memorial Public Library in Hawkins
Nickname: 
The Pancake Capital of Texas
Location of Hawkins, Texas
Coordinates: 32°35′30″N 95°12′10″W / 32.59167°N 95.20278°W / 32.59167; -95.20278
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWood
Area
  Total
2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2)
  Land2.21 sq mi (5.71 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
413 ft (126 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,274
  Density598.82/sq mi (231.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75765
Area code430, 903
FIPS code48-32816
GNIS feature ID2410718

Hawkins is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,274 at the 2020 census. It is located twenty miles north of the larger city of Tyler. Just east of the community is Jarvis Christian University, a historically black institution of higher learning.