Lindale (Texas)
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 Location of Lindale in Texas
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| Foundation : | 1871 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Smith County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 30 ′ N , 95 ° 24 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,024 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 487.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.4 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.3 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 168 m |
| Postal code : | 75771 |
| Area code : | +1 903, 432 |
| FIPS : | 48-42820 |
| GNIS ID : | 1339958 |
| Website : | www.lindaletx.gov |
| Mayor : | James E. Ballard |
Lindale is a city in Smith County in the state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located on US Highway 69 in northeast Texas, about 150 km to the north from Oklahoma , about 125 km to the east from Louisiana and has a total area of 10.4 square kilometers, of which 0.1 square kilometers is water.
history
The area was settled before 1873 before the Lyndale Post Office opened. The following year the name was changed to Lindale and in 1875 the settlement got connection to the International Great Northern Railroad . Five years later, 300 people lived here and in 1902 it was the largest city in the county with 1200 people.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census , Lindale was home to 2,954 people. 135 of these lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 1,102 households and 794 families. The population density was 284 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.2 percent white, 6.9 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 2.2 percent from other ethnic groups; around 1.5 percent said they were of mixed race. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5 percent of the population.
Of the 1,102 households, 35.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.9 percent of them were married couples living together. 11.3 percent were single mothers and 27.9 percent were non-families. 24.9 percent of all households were single households and 11.2 percent had people who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06.
26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.8 percent from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.8 percent from 45 to 64, and 17.3 percent who were 65 years or older . The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 84.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 80.5 men.
The median income for a household in the 33,733 USD , the average income of a family 38,787 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,538 versus $ 21,250 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,825. 11.9 percent of the population and 9.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 16.1 percent were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 10.9 percent were 65 or older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Wally Brewster (* 1960), diplomat
- Miranda Lambert (* 1983), country singer and Grammy award winner
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lindale town, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , engl.