Benjamin (Texas)
| Benjamin | |
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 Knox County Courthouse |
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| Location of Benjamin in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Knox County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 35 ′ N , 99 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 264 (as of 2000) |
| Population density : | 97.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 450 m |
| Postal code : | 79505 |
| Area code : | +1 940 |
| FIPS : | 48-07636 |
| GNIS ID : | 1351877 |
Benjamin is a city and seat of the county seat of Knox County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located in north-central Texas between the South Wichita River and the Brazos River on US Highway 82, is about 80 km to the north from Oklahoma and has a total area of 2.7 km², without any significant water surface.
history
Hilory H. Bedford, President and majority owner of the Wichita and Brazos Stock Company founded the city in 1885 and named it after his son Benjamin Bedford . In order to promote the settlement of the place, he gave each of his 12 co-partners a piece of land. The first post office was opened here in 1884, with Bedford as postmaster and in 1886 the place became the district capital and a first school was built. The current town hall was built in 1938 and houses the Knox County Museum in its rooms. There are four churches in Benjamin.
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 107 | - | |
| 1900 | 107 | 0% | |
| 1920 | 500 | - | |
| 1930 | 485 | -3% | |
| 1940 | 599 | 23.5% | |
| 1950 | 531 | -11.4% | |
| 1960 | 308 | -42% | |
| 1970 | 308 | 0% | |
| 1980 | 257 | -16.6% | |
| 1990 | 225 | -12.5% | |
| 2000 | 264 | 17.3% | |
| 1890-2000 | |||
The average income of a household is 31,023 USD , the average income of a family at 38,125 USD. Males have a median income of $ 29,750 versus females averaging $ 19,375. The per capita income is $ 13,138. 14.2% of the population and 14.5% of families live below the poverty line.
33.3% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are statistically 85.3 men. The average age is 38 years. (Status: 2000 ).
In 2010, 77% of the population was American and 21% Latin American. 19% of the population have German ancestors.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original dated November 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
- Statistics Benjamin (Texas) on city-data (Engl.)