Gordon (Texas)

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Gordon
Gordon (Texas)
Gordon
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Location of Gordon in Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1881
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Palo Pinto County
Coordinates : 32 ° 33 ′  N , 98 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 33 ′  N , 98 ° 22 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 451 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 180.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.5 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.5 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 295 m
Postal code : 76453
Area code : +1 254
FIPS : 48-30272
GNIS ID : 1336733
Website : www.gordontexas.org

Gordon is a city in Palo Pinto County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located on Highway 193, Highway 919 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in the south of the county and has a total area of ​​2.5 km² without any significant water surface.

history

The city was named after HL Gordon, an engineer with the Texas and Pacific Railroad , who laid their tracks here in 1880. The railroad robber Rube Burrow attacked his second train here in January 1887.

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census, 451 people in 190 households and 128 families lived here. The population density was 179.5 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 96.23% White, 0.00% African American, 1.11% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.44% Pacific Islander residents, and 1.11% non-residents ethnic groups. About 1.11% were mixed race and 5.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 190 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.9% of these were married couples living together. 8.4% were single mothers and 32.6% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were single households and there were people living in 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.

25.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.8% 18 to 24, 22.2% 25 to 44, 23.5% 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 79.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 80.5 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 33,056 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,750. Males had a median income of $ 40,156 versus $ 20,781 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,307. 13.2% of the population and 8.1% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 21.4% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 15.3% were 65 or older.

sons and daughters of the town

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