Oakhurst is both a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in San Jacinto County, Texas with a total land area of 1.6 square miles. Prior to the 2010 Census when it reached a population of 233, Oakhurst and Cape Royale CDPs were part of Oakhurst city, which were both disincorporated already. There were 84.78% White, 14.78% African American, and 0.43% from two or more races that composed the city's racial distribution in 2000. Also, Hispanics or Latino of any race were 3.04% of the population. The notable person born here was W. Marvin Watson (1924) who became a U. S. Postmaster General, White House Appointments Secretary, and then as White House Chief of Staff under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Also, the Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District served the City of Oakhurst.
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