Sierra Blanca (Texas)
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 View of Sierra Blanca |
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| Location in Texas | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1881 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Hudspeth County | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 11 ′ N , 105 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 553 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 52.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 10.6 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.6 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 1380 m | ||
| Postal code : | 79851 | ||
| Area code : | +1 915 | ||
| FIPS : | 48-67772 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1368253 | ||
 Hudspeth county courthouse in Sierra Blanca |
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Sierra Blanca is a census-designated place and county seat of Hudspeth County in the US state of Texas .
history
The place was founded in 1881 with the construction of a railroad line from the Southern Pacific through West Texas. It was not until 1914 that Sierra Blanca could have more than 350 inhabitants. The name comes from the north-western Sierra Blanca Mountain .
Between 1992 and 2001, the New Yorkers dumped their sewage sludge here .
location
Sierra Blanca is northeast of the Mexican border , just off Interstate 10 . It is located approximately 53 kilometers west of the town of Van Horn and 141 kilometers southeast of El Paso .
population
According to the 2010 census , Sierra Blanca currently has 553 people in 172 households. Hispanics make up the largest proportion with 73%. The average age is 45.9 years, which is significantly higher than the average for all of Texas (34.3 years). In 2015, the median annual income per household was around $ 47,360, below the Texas-wide mean.