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County:

Gray County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48179

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

1,449

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.56

McClellan Creek NGL

1,449

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

26,949

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,386

-2.1%

-6.3%

4.2%

1990:

23,967

-9.2%

-15.3%

6.2%

2000:

22,744

-5.1%

-6.2%

1.1%

2005:

21,479

-5.6%

-5.5%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

17,800

78.3%

0-to-19:

6,098

26.8%

Black:

1,309

5.8%

20-to-39:

5,692

25.0%

Hispanic:

2,959

13.0%

40-to-59:

5,766

25.4%

American Indian:

169

0.7%

60-plus:

5,188

22.8%

Other:

507

2.2%

Median Age:

38.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

24.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.9%

Median Family Income:

$40,019

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.2%

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