Emory (Texas)

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Emory
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Location of Emory in Texas
Basic data
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Rains County
Coordinates : 32 ° 53 ′  N , 95 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 53 ′  N , 95 ° 46 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,021 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 255.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.0 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 4.0 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 146 m
Postal code : 75440
Area code : +1 903
FIPS : 48-24216
GNIS ID : 1373660

Emory is the county capital and seat of the county seat and the largest city in Rains County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located at the intersection of US Highway 69 with Highway 19 in the center of the county in northeast Texas, is about 90 km to the north from Oklahoma and has a total area of ​​4.0 km 2 with no significant water surface.

history

The place was named after Emory Rains , an early settler in the area.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 353 -
1900 426 20.7%
1920 800 -
1930 750 -6.3%
1940 700 -6.7%
1950 648 -7.4%
1960 570 -12%
1970 693 21.6%
1980 813 17.3%
1990 963 18.5%
2000 1021 6%
1890-2000,

According to the 2000 census, 1,021 people in 410 households and 261 families lived here. The population density was 254.3 people per km 2 . The racial the population was composed of 90.50% White, 5.48% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, and 1.86% other ethnic groups. About 1.08% were mixed race and 2.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 410 households, 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 43.9% of these were married couples living together. 17.1% were single mothers and 36.3% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were single households and there were people living in 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.93.

25.5% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2% 18 to 24, 26.2% 25 to 44, 18.5% 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 76.2 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,119 , and the median income for a family is $ 34,375. Males had a median income of $ 31,685 versus $ 18,393 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,107. 13.7% of the population and 10.5% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 10.2% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 21.7% were 65 or older.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

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