Cleburne, Texas

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Cleburne
Johnson County Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse
Location of Cleburne in Texas
Johnson County Cleburne.svg
Basic data
Foundation : March 23, 1867
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Johnson County
Coordinates : 32 ° 21 ′  N , 97 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 21 ′  N , 97 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 29,337 (as of 2010)
Population density : 407.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 78.9 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) of
which 72.0 km 2  (approx. 28 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 233 m
Postcodes : 76031, 76033
Area code : +1 817
FIPS : 48-15364
GNIS ID : 1332964
Website : www.ci.cleburne.tx.us
Mayor : Ted Reynolds

Cleburne is the county capital and seat of the county seat of Johnson County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located 45 km south of Fort Worth , near the center of the county in northeast Texas and has a total area of ​​78.9 km², of which 6.9 km² is water.

history

During the Civil War , the small settlement was known as Camp Henderson and served as a gathering point for the area's volunteers. It was not until 1867 that it became an ordinary city and, due to its central location, replaced Buchanan as the county seat. The city was named after Patrick Ronayne Cleburne , a major general in the Army of the Confederate States of America .

Demographics

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 683 -
1880 1855 171.6%
1890 3278 76.7%
1900 7493 128.6%
1910 10,364 38.3%
1920 12,820 23.7%
1930 11,539 -10%
1940 10,558 -8.5%
1950 12,905 22.2%
1960 15,381 19.2%
1970 16,015 4.1%
1980 19,218 20%
1990 22.205 15.5%
2000 26.005 17.1%
2010 29,337 12.8%
1870-2000, 2010

According to the 2000 census, 26,005 people lived here in 9,335 households and 6,767 families. The population density was 361.3 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 86.32% White, 4.44% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, and 6.42% other ethnic groups. About 1.73% were mixed race and 19.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 9,335 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.2% of these were married couples living together. 11.9% were single mothers and 27.5% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were single households and there were people living in 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.20.

27.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.7% 18 to 24, 28.5% 25 to 44, 20.0% 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 91.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 35,481 USD , and the median income for a family 41,975 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,131 versus $ 21,778 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,762. 13.5% of the population and 10.0% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 17.2% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 13.6% were 65 or older.

sons and daughters of the town

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
  2. ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov

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