Aspermont (Texas)
| Aspermont | |
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 Downtown Aspermont, Texas |
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| Location of Aspermont, Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1889 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Stonewall County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 8 ′ N , 100 ° 14 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,021 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 189.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 572 m |
| Postal code : | 79502 |
| Area code : | +1 817 |
| FIPS : | 48-04408 |
| GNIS ID : | 1372350 |
Aspermont is a city and seat of the county seat of Stonewall County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located in central northwest Texas, about 380 km west of Dallas , where Highway 380 and Highway 83, as well as highways 610, 2211 and 1263 meet, and has a total area of 5.4 km 2 with no significant water surface.
history
The settlement was founded in 1889 by AL Rhomberg, who gave the settlement its name (Aspermont means (Latin) 'rough mountain') and made the land available. Whether Rhomberg has anything to do with the owners of the Neu-Aspermont ruins in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland is uncertain, but it is entirely possible.
The first post office was opened in the founding year. In 1898, 250 people lived here and the small town was elected the district capital. In 1910 there were 600 people. By 1920 the population had fallen to 436 people. Thanks to the oil discovery, the population rose to 1,041 by 1940.
Demographics
The average income of a household is 25,893 USD , the average income of a family at 31,172 USD. Males have a median income of $ 24,904 versus females averaging $ 13,971. The per capita income is USD 14,060. 22.3% of the population and 17.1% of families live below the poverty line.
23.4% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are statistically 81.0 men. The average age is 41 years. (Status: 2000).
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 205 | - | |
| 1900 | 205 | 0% | |
| 1920 | 436 | - | |
| 1930 | 769 | 76.4% | |
| 1940 | 1041 | 35.4% | |
| 1950 | 1060 | 1.8% | |
| 1960 | 1275 | 20.3% | |
| 1970 | 1198 | -6% | |
| 1980 | 1357 | 13.3% | |
| 1990 | 1214 | -10.5% | |
| 2000 | 1021 | -15.9% | |
| 1890-2000 | |||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento from January 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved October 10, 2012
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012