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County:

Hemphill County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48211

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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:

576

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.2

Black Kettle NGL

576

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

80

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:

3,084

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,304

72.0%

57.8%

14.2%

1990:

3,720

-29.9%

-41.5%

11.7%

2000:

3,351

-9.9%

-9.7%

-0.2%

2005:

3,422

2.1%

-0.8%

3.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,722

81.2%

0-to-19:

1,030

30.7%

Black:

52

1.6%

20-to-39:

712

21.2%

Hispanic:

522

15.6%

40-to-59:

969

28.9%

American Indian:

22

0.7%

60-plus:

640

19.1%

Other:

33

1.0%

Median Age:

38.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.9%

Median Family Income:

$42,036

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.9%

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