Marlin (Texas)
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| Nickname : Official Minaral Water City of Texas | |
 Falls County Courthouse |
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| Location of Marlin in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1834 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Falls County |
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 18 ′ N , 96 ° 54 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,967 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 510 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 11.7 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 119 m |
| Postal code : | 76661 |
| Area code : | +1 254 |
| FIPS : | 48-46740 |
| GNIS ID : | 1362189 |
| Website : | www.marlintexas.com |
Marlin is the district capital and seat of the county seat of Falls County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located at the junction of Highways 6 and 7, seven kilometers east of the Brazos River in east Texas in the center of the county and has a total area of 11.8 km², of which 0.1 km² is water.
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 2058 | - | |
| 1900 | 3092 | 50.2% | |
| 1910 | 3878 | 25.4% | |
| 1920 | 4310 | 11.1% | |
| 1930 | 5338 | 23.9% | |
| 1940 | 6542 | 22.6% | |
| 1950 | 7099 | 8.5% | |
| 1960 | 6918 | -2.5% | |
| 1970 | 6351 | -8.2% | |
| 1980 | 7099 | 11.8% | |
| 1990 | 6386 | -10% | |
| 2000 | 6628 | 3.8% | |
| 2010 | 5967 | -10% | |
| 1890-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 6,628 people in 2,415 households and 1,509 families lived here. The population density was 566.2 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 41.84% White, 44.48% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 11.62% other ethnic groups. About 1.58% were mixed race and 18.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,415 households, 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 35.7% of these were married couples living together. 22.5% were single mothers and 37.5% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were single households and there were people living in 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.21.
33.2% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.4% 18 to 24, 21.3% 25 to 44, 18.9% 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 80.4 men.
The median income for a household in the 21,443 USD , and the median income for a family 26,861 USD. Males had a median income of $ 25,220 versus women of $ 18,111. The per capita income was $ 13,555. 31.3% of the population and 27.9% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 40.8% were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 16.8% were 65 or older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Bobbi Humphrey , flautist, alto saxophonist and singer
- Blind Willie Johnson , musician
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2012 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. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas (English)
- Full history of the city (English)