Crowley (Texas)

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Crowley
Tarrant County Texas Incorporated Areas Crowley highlighted.svg
Location in Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1951
State : United States
State : Texas
Counties : Tarrant County
Johnson County
Coordinates : 32 ° 35 ′  N , 97 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 35 ′  N , 97 ° 22 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 12,838 (as of 2010)
Population density : 746.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 17.2 km 2  (about 7 mi 2 ) of
which 17.2 km 2  (about 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 237 m
Postal code : 76036
Area code : +1 817
FIPS : 48-17960
GNIS ID : 1333742
Website : www.ci.crowley.tx.us
Mayor : Billy P. Davis

Crowley is a city in Tarrant County and Johnson County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located two miles west of Interstate 35 in southern Tarrant County and northern Johnson County in northeast Texas, is about 100 miles north of Oklahoma and has a total area of ​​17.2 km² with no significant body of water.

history

The first settlers settled here along Deer Creek in 1848 . When the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway moved their rails in 1885 , they moved in the direction of the supply station, which also served as the train station. The new settlement was named after SH Crowley, a railway employee.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1960 583 -
1970 2662 356.6%
1980 5852 119.8%
1990 6974 19.2%
2000 7467 7.1%
2010 12,838 71.9%
1930-2000, 2010

According to the census in 2000 , 7,467 people in 650 households and 2,098 families lived here. The population density was 433.5 inhabitants per km². The racial the population was composed of 93.08% White, 1.39% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, and 2.29% other ethnic groups. About 1.98% were mixed race and 7.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,650 households, 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.7% of these were married couples living together. 15.1% were single mothers and 20.8% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were single households and there were people living in 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.16.

30.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5% 18 to 24, 30.5% 25 to 44, 21.6% 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 84.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 46,765 , and the median income for a family is $ 47,642. Males had a median income of $ 36,029 versus $ 26,035 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,282. 6.5% of the population and 5.5% of families are below the poverty line. 7.7% of these were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 4.3% were 65 or older.

sons and daughters of the town

See also

Web links

Commons : Crowley, Texas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
  2. US Census ( Memento of the original from September 3, 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