Big Lake (Texas)
| Big Lake | |
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 Location of Big Lake in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Reagan County |
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 12 ′ N , 101 ° 28 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,885 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 901.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.2 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.2 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 892 m |
| Postal code : | 76932 |
| Area code : | +1 915 |
| FIPS : | 48-08212 |
| GNIS ID : | 1352089 |
| Website : | www.biglaketx.com |
Big Lake is a city and seat of the county seat of Reagan County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located in the west of Texas, about 150 km to the south from Mexico and has a total area of 3.2 km 2 , without any significant water surface.
history
Big Lake is named after the nearby and mostly dried up lake of the same name (German "Großer See"). The city was founded after the completion of the railroad line of the Kansas City, Mexico, and Orient of Texas Railroad (today: Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad) in 1911. After the discovery of oil in the vicinity of the city on May 28, 1923, the seat of the county -Administration moved from Stiles to Big Lake in 1925.
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1930 | 832 | - | |
| 1940 | 763 | -8.3% | |
| 1950 | 2152 | 182% | |
| 1960 | 2668 | 24% | |
| 1970 | 2489 | -6.7% | |
| 1980 | 3404 | 36.8% | |
| 1990 | 3672 | 7.9% | |
| 2000 | 2885 | -21.4% | |
| 1930-2000 | |||
The average income of a household is 33,478 USD , the average income of a family at 37,104 USD. Males have a median income of $ 31,056 versus females averaging $ 17,656. The per capita income is $ 12,829. 11.3% of the population and 8.8% of families live below the poverty line.
34.9% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are statistically 97.5 men. The average age is 32 years. (Status: 2000).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original from April 6, 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.)