Imperial (Texas)
Imperial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pecos County in the US state of Texas .
geography
Imperial is located in west Texas, 30 miles northeast of Fort Stockton and about 6 miles south of the Pecos River at the intersection of Farm Roads 11 and 1053.
Demographics
In 2010 the population was 278, which is a decrease of 35% compared to 2000. The average age of 44.4 years was about ten years above the average age in Texas. 126 inhabitants were male (45.7%), 152 inhabitants were female (54.3%). The average household income in 2015 was $ 61,641, about $ 10,000 above the Texan average. 50.4% of the population were Anglo-American and 49.3% Hispanic. The population density in 2010 was 4.23 people per square mile. In June 2014 the unemployment rate was 4.2%.
history
The first settlers came to the area of what later became Imperial shortly after 1900. Initially, the settlement created in 1908 was called Redlands, in 1910 it was renamed Imperial in order to make the place attractive to settlers in connection with the Imperial Valley , a post office and a school were built. In 1911 the future location was publicly advertised on the property owned by Benjamin E. Bush. In order to encourage settlers to settle, a dam was built on the Pecos River 13 kilometers west of the village to create a water reservoir, and from there an irrigation canal was built to Imperial to secure the water supply for the village and the farms. Buyers of land parcels acquired water rights at the same time as the land.
The place grew only slowly, however, because the high salt content of the water and declining water resources made running farms financially unattractive. In 1925, only 25 people lived in Imperial. The population rose slowly but steadily, to 250 inhabitants in 1949 and to almost 1,000 in the late 1960s. Since then the population has been falling, it was 720 in 1990, 428 in 2000 and 278 in 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/city/Imperial-Texas.html Information according to city-data
- ^ Justice, Glenn: Imperial, Tx (Pecos County) . In: Handbook of Texas Online. Publisher: Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 21, 2013
- ↑ US-Census 2010 ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Brief history of the place with photos
- Comprehensive and up-to-date information about Imperial from city-data
Coordinates: 31 ° 16 ′ N , 102 ° 42 ′ W