Flatonia

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Flatonia
Fayette County Flatonia.svg
Location of Flatonia in Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1874
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Fayette County
Coordinates : 29 ° 41 ′  N , 97 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 29 ° 41 ′  N , 97 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,377 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 327.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.2 km 2  (about 2 mi 2 ) of
which 4.2 km 2  (about 2 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 139 m
Postal code : 78941
Area code : +1 361
FIPS : 48-26028
GNIS ID : 1335937
Website : www.ci.flatonia.tx.us/city.html
Mayor : Jeff M. Hairgrove

Flatonia is a city in Fayette County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located on Interstate 10 and US Highway 90 between the cities of Austin , San Antonio , Houston and Victoria in the southwest of the county in southeastern Texas, on the main line of the Southern Pacific Railroad and has a total area of ​​4.2 km² excluding notable water surface.

history

The place was founded in 1874 and named after FW Flato , one of the first wholesalers in the wider area.

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census, 1,377 people lived here in 504 households and 347 families. The population density was 328.2 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 74.07% White, 7.48% African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 16.85% others ethnic groups. About 0.65% were mixed race and 36.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 504 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.4% of these were married couples living together. 11.9% were single mothers and 31.0% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were single households and there were people living in 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.21.

26.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2% 18 to 24, 25.4% 25 to 44, 20.5% 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 91.8 men.

The median income for a household in the 27,000 USD , and the median income for a family 31,471 USD. Males had a median income of $ 23,700 versus $ 16,429 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,329. 23.4% of the population and 18.9% of families are below the poverty line. 33.4% of these were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 27.4% were 65 or older.

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