Anson (Texas)
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 Location of Anson in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Jones County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 45 ′ N , 99 ° 54 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,556 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 473.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.4 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 573 m |
| Postal code : | 79501 |
| Area code : | +1 915 |
| FIPS : | 48-03372 |
| GNIS ID : | 1329566 |
Anson is the district capital of Jones County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located about 330 km west of Dallas , in the mid-northwest of Texas and has a total area of 5.4 km² without any significant water surface.
history
The settlement was formed as Jones City as part of the construction of the Texas & Pacific Railroad , served as a supply depot for the railroad for a long time and became the seat of the county administration in 1881. In 1882 the city was renamed to Anson after Anson Jones , the 5th President of the Republic of Texas. In 1883 the first newspaper, Texas Western , was published by Dick Davis.
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 1842 | - | |
| 1920 | 1425 | -22.6% | |
| 1930 | 2093 | 46.9% | |
| 1940 | 2338 | 11.7% | |
| 1950 | 2708 | 15.8% | |
| 1960 | 2890 | 6.7% | |
| 1970 | 2615 | -9.5% | |
| 1980 | 2831 | 8.3% | |
| 1990 | 2644 | -6.6% | |
| 2000 | 2556 | -3.3% | |
| 1910-2000 | |||
Demographics
The average income of a household is 23,954 USD , the average income of a family at 30,284 USD. Males have a median income of $ 26,893 versus females averaging $ 19,038. The per capita income is $ 11,798. 19.8% of the population and 17.0% of families live below the poverty line.
28.3% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are 79.0 men. The average age is 37 years. (Status: 2000 ).
sons and daughters of the town
- Omar Truman Burleson , politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
Web links
- Anson in the Handbook of Texas , (Eng.)
- Statistics on Anson from city-data , (engl.)