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County:

Briscoe County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48045

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

11.13

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,794

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,579

-7.7%

-11.2%

3.5%

1990:

1,971

-23.6%

-25.2%

1.6%

2000:

1,790

-9.2%

-8.7%

-0.5%

2005:

1,644

-8.2%

-8.2%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,319

73.7%

0-to-19:

538

30.1%

Black:

40

2.2%

20-to-39:

360

20.1%

Hispanic:

407

22.7%

40-to-59:

451

25.2%

American Indian:

4

0.2%

60-plus:

441

24.6%

Other:

20

1.1%

Median Age:

39.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

74.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.5%

Median Family Income:

$35,326

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.5%

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