Abernathy, Texas
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 Abernathy, Texas |
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| Location in Texas | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| Counties : |
Hale County Lubbock County |
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| Coordinates : | 33 ° 50 ′ N , 101 ° 51 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,805 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 904.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.1 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.1 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 1023 m | ||
| Postal code : | 79311 | ||
| Area code : | +1 806 | ||
| FIPS : | 48-00160 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1350851 | ||
Abernathy is a city in Hale County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located in northwest Texas, is about 90 km from New Mexico in the west , extends into Lubbock County in the south and has an area of 3.1 km². Abernathy is on north-south trending Interstate 27 .
neighborhood
The following cities are in the immediate vicinity, within a radius of 30 km: New Deal , Shallowater , Hale Center , Idalou and Petersburg .
history
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1930 | 858 | - | |
| 1940 | 847 | -1.3% | |
| 1950 | 1692 | 99.8% | |
| 1960 | 2491 | 47.2% | |
| 1970 | 2625 | 5.4% | |
| 1980 | 2904 | 10.6% | |
| 1990 | 2720 | -6.3% | |
| 2000 | 2839 | 4.4% | |
| 2010 | 2805 | -1.2% | |
| 1930-2000 2010 | |||
Abernathy was founded as a railroad town in 1909 when the Santa Fe Railroad was built from Plainview to Lubbock . The settlement was named after MG Abernathy . In 1910 it got the first post office, and in 1914 the town had 300 residents, four churches, a few shops and a bank. In 1924 it was registered as a city, and in 1926 there were already 45 shops and 1500 residents; Abernathy became known as a cotton and grain center.
In 1929 Abernathy was connected to the public electricity network and in 1934 to the water supply. Between 1933 and 1946 the population declined. Oil was first discovered in the area in 1947 and the population rose to 1962 in the early 1950s .
Culture
Abernathy maintains a library with around 12,300 books, 60 audio and 200 video documents.
religion
In Abernathy there are currently 8 different churches from 6 different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 3 churches. (Status: 2004 ).
Demographic data
The average income for a household in the city is 31,377 USD a family at 35,399 USD, the average income. Males have a median income of $ 25,635 versus females averaging $ 21,198. The per capita income is $ 13,919. 9.3% of the population and 9.6% of families live below the poverty line.
30.1% of the population are under 18 years of age and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are 88.5 men. The average age is 35 years. (Status: 2000 ).
crime
The crime rate has an index of 150.1 points. (Compare US national average: 329.7 points) In
2003 there were 0 murders, 0 rapes, 0 robberies, 4 assaults on people, 22 break-ins, 40 thefts and 4 car thefts.
Web links
- Abernathy in the Handbook of Texas, engl.
- Official web site
- Extensive and up-to-date information about Abernathy from city-data, engl.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2011
- ↑ American Factfinder. Retrieved February 15, 2014