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County:

Collingsworth County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48087

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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:

5.63

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

83

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:

4,755

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,648

-2.3%

-0.7%

-1.6%

1990:

3,573

-23.1%

-23.7%

0.6%

2000:

3,206

-10.3%

-7.5%

-2.8%

2005:

2,968

-7.4%

-5.2%

-2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,289

71.4%

0-to-19:

941

29.4%

Black:

169

5.3%

20-to-39:

643

20.1%

Hispanic:

655

20.4%

40-to-59:

769

24.0%

American Indian:

46

1.4%

60-plus:

853

26.6%

Other:

47

1.5%

Median Age:

40.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

71.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.3%

Median Family Income:

$33,323

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.8%

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