Big Spring (Texas)
| Big Spring | |
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| Nickname : The Spring City | |
 Location of Big Spring in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Howard County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 15 ′ N , 101 ° 29 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 25,233 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 509.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 49.7 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of which 49.5 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 806 m |
| Postcodes : | 79720, 79721 |
| Area code : | +1 915 |
| FIPS : | 48-08236 |
| GNIS ID : | 1330654 |
| Website : | www.mybigspring.com |
| Mayor : | Russ McEwen |
Big Spring is the county seat of Howard County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located in west Texas, about 100 km from New Mexico , at the junction of US Highway 87 and Interstate 20, and is about halfway between Dallas and El Paso . It has a total area of 49.7 km 2 , of which 0.2 km 2 is water.
history
The city was named after the source Big Spring in West Texas. When Howard County was founded in 1882, Big Spring was chosen as the county seat, and the first postal office was opened that same year. In 1884 the city already had 1200 inhabitants, six saloons, 4 general stores and a weekly magazine, the Pantagraph . In 1890 there were several private schools and in 1898 the first public school was opened. In 1905 an opera house was opened and in 1914 the city had a hotel, 3 banks and 5 churches of different denominations. In 1926 the first oil was found in the region, which gave the city a new spurt in growth.
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 1255 | - | |
| 1910 | 4102 | 226.9% | |
| 1920 | 4273 | 4.2% | |
| 1930 | 13,735 | 221.4% | |
| 1940 | 12,604 | -8.2% | |
| 1950 | 17,286 | 37.1% | |
| 1960 | 31,230 | 80.7% | |
| 1970 | 28,735 | -8th % | |
| 1980 | 24,804 | -13.7% | |
| 1990 | 23.093 | -6.9% | |
| 2000 | 25,233 | 9.3% | |
| 2010 | 27,282 | 8.1% | |
| 1900-2000 2010 | |||
The average income of a household is 28,257 USD , the average income of a family at 35,448 USD. Males have a median income of $ 27,636 versus females averaging $ 21,863. The per capita income is $ 14,119. 22.2% of the population and 17.1% of families live below the poverty line.
23.6% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are statistically 132.3 men. The average age is 35 years. (Status: 2000 ).
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Dave O'Brien (1912–1969), actor, screenwriter and director
- JJ Pickle (1913-2005), politician
- Betty Buckley (born 1947), actress and singer
- Rose Magers (* 1960), volleyball player
Personalities related to the city
- Ryan Tannehill ( b.1988 ), American football player; attended Big Spring High School
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
- ↑ US Census data for 2010 ( Memento of the original from November 2, 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 12, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
- Statistics Big Spring (Texas) by city data (Engl.)