Decatur (Texas)
| Decatur | |
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 Wise County Courthouse |
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| Location of Decatur in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1854 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Wise County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 14 ′ N , 97 ° 35 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 6,042 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 335.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 18.0 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.0 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 336 m |
| Postal code : | 76234 |
| Area code : | +1 940 |
| FIPS : | 48-19528 |
| GNIS ID : | 1373362 |
| Website : | www.decaturtx.org |
 City map of Decatur around 1890 |
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Decatur is the county capital and seat of the county seat of Wise County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located about 65 km northwest of Fort Worth , just east of the center of the county, in northeast Texas, is about 65 km north of Oklahoma and has a total area of 18 km 2 with no significant body of water.
history
The place was founded in 1856 under the name Taylorsville, named after Zachary Taylor , a general and 12th President of the United States of America . In 1858 the place was renamed Decatur in honor of Stephen Decatur , a commodore and hero of the navy. The first post office and school were set up in 1857 and the first courthouse was built in 1860. In 1862, during the Civil War , five residents of the Unionist Peace Party were sentenced to death in Gainesville and hanged for membership in that party .
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 579 | - | |
| 1890 | 1746 | 201.6% | |
| 1900 | 1562 | -10.5% | |
| 1910 | 1651 | 5.7% | |
| 1920 | 2205 | 33.6% | |
| 1930 | 2037 | -7.6% | |
| 1940 | 2578 | 26.6% | |
| 1950 | 2922 | 13.3% | |
| 1960 | 3563 | 21.9% | |
| 1970 | 3240 | -9.1% | |
| 1980 | 4104 | 26.7% | |
| 1990 | 4245 | 3.4% | |
| 2000 | 5201 | 22.5% | |
| 2010 | 6042 | 16.2% | |
| 1930-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 5201 people in 1845 households and 1319 families lived here. The population density was 288.5 people per km 2 . The racial the population was composed of 81.64% White, 1.98% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 12.44% other ethnic groups. About 2.63% were mixed race and 22.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,845 households, 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.1% of these were married couples living together. 11.7% were single mothers and 28.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were single households and there were people living in 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.19.
27.2% of the population were under 18 years old, 10.5% 18 to 24, 28.1% 25 to 44, 18.7% 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 86.7 men.
The median income for a household in the 34,449 USD , and the median income for a family 40,580 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,512 versus $ 21,213 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,402. 12.0% of the population and 10.1% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 12.0% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 21.1% were 65 or older.
See also
- List of cities in Texas
- List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Texas
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2014 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
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , engl.
- Statistics on Decatur (TX) from city-data , engl.