Hardin (Texas)

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Hardin
Hardin locations in Liberty County (left) and Texas (right)
Location of Hardin, Texas
Basic data
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Liberty County
Coordinates : 30 ° 9 ′  N , 94 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 9 ′  N , 94 ° 44 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 755 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 128 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 5.9 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 5.9 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 25 m
Postal code : 77561
Area code : +1 936
FIPS : 48-32240
GNIS ID : 1337333

Hardin is a city in Liberty County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located at the intersection of Highway 146 with Farm Road 834 just east of county center in southeast Texas, is about 100 km to the east from Louisiana , 85 km to the southeast from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of ​​5.9 km² without any significant body of water.

history

The place was created after the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway laid their tracks in this area and after the Hardin family, after whom the place was named, donated land.

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census, 755 people in 291 households and 219 families lived here. The population density was 127.3 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 98.54% White, 0.53% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 0.66% other ethnic groups. About 0.13% were mixed race and 4.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 291 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.9% of these were married couples living together. 8.9% were single mothers and 24.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were single households and there were people living in 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.

26.0% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1% 18 to 24, 26.0% 25 to 44, 24.6% 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 95.5 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 41,016 , and the median income for a family is $ 47,500. Males had a median income of $ 36,964 versus $ 19,583 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,445. 8.7% of the population and 6.9% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 10.2% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.0% were 65 or older.

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