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County:

Kent County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48263

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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:

11.43

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to 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:

1,434

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,145

-20.2%

-19.3%

-0.8%

1990:

1,010

-11.8%

-8.3%

-3.5%

2000:

859

-15.0%

-8.0%

-7.0%

2005:

782

-9.1%

-6.1%

-2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

777

90.5%

0-to-19:

205

23.9%

Black:

2

0.2%

20-to-39:

128

14.9%

Hispanic:

78

9.1%

40-to-59:

238

27.7%

American Indian:

1

0.1%

60-plus:

288

33.5%

Other:

1

0.1%

Median Age:

47.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.1%

Median Family Income:

$35,568

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.2%

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