Roanoke (Texas)

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Roanoke
Roanoke (Texas)
Roanoke
Roanoke
Location of Roanoke in Texas
Basic data
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Denton County
Coordinates : 33 ° 0 ′  N , 97 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 0 ′  N , 97 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,810 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 180.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 15.6 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 )
Height : 193 m
Postcodes : 76262, 76299
Area code : +1 817
FIPS : 48-62504
GNIS ID : 1345293
Website : www.roanoketexas.com
Mayor : Mayor greedily

Roanoke is a city in Denton County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located in northeast Texas on US Highway 377 , about 3 km south of Grapewine Lake and has a total area of ​​15.6 km² without any significant water surface.

history

The first settlement as the Garden Center , from which the city later emerged, began in 1847 when 20 families from Missouri settled here, near the confluence of the Henrietta Creek and Denton Creek . After several floods, the settlement was moved to higher ground about 2 km south in 1879 and renamed Garden Valley .

When the Texas and Pacific Railroad moved their tracks nearby in 1881 , the residents moved again near the train station and renamed their new settlement Roanoke.

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census, 2,810 people in 1,106 households and 759 families lived here. The population density was 179.9 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 90.43% White, 1.35% African American, 1.14% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, and 3.24% other ethnic groups. About 2.70% were mixed race and 10.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,106 households, 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.3% of these were married couples living together. 8.7% were single mothers and 31.3% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were single households and 4.1% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.11.

28.3% of the population were under 18 years old, 10.2% 18 to 24, 38.6% 25 to 44, 17.4% 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 98.1 men.

The median income for a household in the 48,107 USD , and the median income for a family 58,833 USD. Males had a median income of $ 37,845 versus $ 30,920 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,051. 4.5% of the population and 2.5% of families are below the poverty line. 2.1% of these were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 2.1% were 65 or older.

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