Andrews (Texas)
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 Location of Andrews in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1937 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Andrews County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 19 ′ N , 102 ° 33 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 9,652 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 778.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 12.4 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) of which 12.4 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 968 m |
| Postal code : | 79714 |
| Area code : | +1 432 |
| FIPS : | 48-03216 |
| GNIS ID : | 1329539 |
| Website : | www.andrewstx.com |
| Mayor : | Robert Zap |
Andrews is a town in Andrews County in the US state of Texas , the United States and the county seat. The city and county were named after Richard Andrews , the first soldier to die in the Texas Revolution , at the Battle of Concepción in 1835.
geography
The city is located in the highlands in west central Texas, is about 20 km to the west from New Mexico and has an area of 12.4 km 2 .
Culture
Andrews maintains a public library with around 68 books, 2,600 audio and 1,800 video documents. There are also 4 elementary schools, a middle school and a high school . There are secondary colleges in the cities of Midland and Odessa, some 50 km away . The nearest universities are about 160 and 220 km away.
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1940 | 611 | - | |
| 1950 | 3294 | 439.1% | |
| 1960 | 11,135 | 238% | |
| 1970 | 8625 | -22.5% | |
| 1980 | 11,061 | 28.2% | |
| 1990 | 10,678 | -3.5% | |
| 2000 | 9652 | -9.6% | |
| 2010 | 11,086 | 14.9% | |
| 1940-2000 2010 | |||
religion
Andrews currently has 30 different churches from 13 different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 11 churches. There are also 4 churches that do not belong to any denomination (status: 2004 ).
Demographics
The average income for a household in the city is 32,774 USD a family at 36,172 USD, the average income. Males have a median income of $ 31,527 versus females averaging $ 22,266. The per capita income is $ 16,101. 17.7% of the population and 15.3% of the families live below the poverty line.
31.5% of the population are under 18 years of age and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are 88.6 men. The average age is 34 years. (Status: 2000 ).
crime
The crime rate has an index of 185.4 points. (Compare US national average: 330.6 points) (higher points mean higher crime) In
2002 there were 0 murders, 0 rapes, 0 robberies, 24 physical attacks on people, 63 break-ins, 195 thefts and 11 car thefts.
sons and daughters of the town
- Max Lucado (* 1955), evangelical pastor and book author
- Chad Campbell (born 1974), professional golfer
- Juliet Reeves London (born 1978), actress
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census data for 2010 ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 12, 2012
Web links
- Andrews in the Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
- Statistics Andrews of city-data (Engl.)