Buna, Texas

Buna is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jasper County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,142 at the 2010 census.HistoryThe Beaumont Lumber Company mill in southern Jasper County was first called Carrolla for the Carroll family, prominent Beaumont lumbermen and industrialists. The site was subsequently renamed Buna, however, in honor of one of the family's cousins, Buna Corley.GeographyBuna is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.0sqmi, of which, 5.9sqmi of it is land and 0.17% is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,269 people, 865 households, and 626 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 381.4 people per square mile (147.2/km²). There were 956 housing units at an average density of 160.7/sq mi (62.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.16% White, 11.37% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.