Mineola (Texas)

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Mineola
Nickname : The Birding Capital of East Texas
Mineola (Texas)
Mineola
Mineola
Location of Mineola, Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1877
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Wood County
Coordinates : 32 ° 40 ′  N , 95 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 40 ′  N , 95 ° 29 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 4,550 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 332.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 13.8 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 13.7 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 127 m
Postal code : 75773
Area code : +1 903
FIPS : 48-48648
GNIS ID : 1341708
Website : www.mineola.com

Mineola is a city in Wood County in the US state of Texas .

geography

The city is located in northeast Texas, at the junction of US Highway 69 with US Highway 80 , 125 km east of Dallas and has a total area of ​​13.8 km², of which 0.1 km² is water.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 1175 -
1890 1323 12.6%
1900 1725 30.4%
1910 1706 -1.1%
1920 2299 34.8%
1930 3304 43.7%
1940 3223 -2.5%
1950 3626 12.5%
1960 3810 5.1%
1970 3926 3%
1980 4346 10.7%
1990 4321 -0.6%
2000 4550 5.3%
1880-2000,

According to the census in 2000 , 4,550 people lived here in 1,779 households and 1,197 families. The population density was 332.1 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 77.19% White, 13.38% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 6.44% other ethnic groups. About 2.00% were mixed race and 12.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,779 households, 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 50.6% of them were married couples living together. 12.6% were single mothers and 32.7% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were single households and 17.3% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.

26.3% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3% 18 to 24, 22.0% 25 to 44, 20.9% 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 82.1 men.

The median income for a household was 30,000 USD , and the median income for a family 37,528 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,938 versus $ 20,750 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,945. 18.6% of the population and 16.2% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 24.3% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.2% were 65 or older.

sons and daughters of the town

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

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