Hamilton (Texas)

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Hamilton
Hamilton County Courthouse
Hamilton County Courthouse
Location of Hamilton in Texas
Location of Hamilton in Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1858
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Hamilton County
Coordinates : 31 ° 42 ′  N , 98 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 42 ′  N , 98 ° 7 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,977 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 407.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 7.5 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 7.3 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 356 m
Postal code : 76531
Area code : +1 254
FIPS : 48-31952
GNIS ID : 1337274
Website : hamiltontexas.com

Hamilton is a city and the seat of the county administration of Hamilton Counties in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located a little east of the geographic center of Texas at the junction of US Highway 281 with Highways 22 and 36 and Farm Roads 218 and 932 in the center of the county. The place has a total area of ​​7.5 km², of which 0.2 km² is water.

history

The place was founded in 1858 and named after James Hamilton , a governor of South Carolina . The first post office was set up three years later and in 1873 the population had risen to 200.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1910 1548 -
1920 2018 30.4%
1930 2048 1.5%
1940 2716 32.6%
1950 3077 13.3%
1960 3106 0.9%
1970 2760 -11.1%
1980 3189 15.5%
1990 2937 -7.9%
2000 2977 1.4%
1910-2000,

According to the 2000 census, 2,977 people lived here in 1,227 households and 779 families. The population density was 406.2 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 95.13% White, 0.07% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 3.29% other ethnic groups. About 1.01% were mixed race and 6.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,227 households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.7% of these were married couples living together. 10.4% were single mothers and 36.5% were non-families. 34.2% 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 2.33 and the average family size was 3.00.

25.8% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.3% 18 to 24, 23.5% 25 to 44, 20.8% 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 77.7 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 26,585 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,702. Males had a median income of $ 27,074 versus $ 17,500 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,012. 15.9% of the population and 12.2% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 23.0% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 16.1% were 65 or older.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

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