Van Horn
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 Location of Van Horn in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Culberson County |
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 3 ′ N , 104 ° 50 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,063 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 278.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.4 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.4 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1232 m |
| Postal code : | 79855 |
| Area code : | +1 915 |
| FIPS : | 48-75032 |
| GNIS ID : | 1370571 |
| Website : | www.vanhorntexas.org |
Van Horn is a town in the US state of Texas and the seat of the administration of Culberson County .
population
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1950 | 1161 | - | |
| 1960 | 1953 | 68.2% | |
| 1970 | 2889 | 47.9% | |
| 1980 | 2772 | -4% | |
| 1990 | 2930 | 5.7% | |
| 2000 | 2435 | -16.9% | |
| 2010 | 2063 | -15.3% | |
| 1950-2000, | |||
Van Horn has 2,063 inhabitants and an area of 7.5 km². The population density is 278.8 inhabitants / km².
Rocket launch site
Corn Ranch , which serves as the take-off and landing site for the New Shepard suborbital spacecraft developed by Blue Origin , is 15 km from the town . The first unmanned test launch took place on November 13, 2006. On November 23, 2015, an altitude of more than 100 km was reached for the first time, thus crossing the Kármán line , the limit to space.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ Jeff Foust: Blue Origin Flies - and Lands - New Shepard Suborbital Spacecraft. Space News, November 24, 2015, accessed December 18, 2018 .