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County:

Dallam County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48111

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

8.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

77,413

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

753

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.00

Rita Blanca NGL

77,413

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,012

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,531

8.6%

-1.6%

10.2%

1990:

5,461

-16.4%

-23.8%

7.4%

2000:

6,222

13.9%

6.0%

8.0%

2005:

6,174

-0.8%

-4.6%

3.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,257

68.4%

0-to-19:

2,136

34.3%

Black:

100

1.6%

20-to-39:

1,785

28.7%

Hispanic:

1,766

28.4%

40-to-59:

1,437

23.1%

American Indian:

35

0.6%

60-plus:

864

13.9%

Other:

64

1.0%

Median Age:

31.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.6%

Median Family Income:

$33,558

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.3%

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