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County:

Knox County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48275

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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:

1.83

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

85

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,972

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,329

-10.8%

-9.1%

-1.7%

1990:

4,837

-9.2%

-11.2%

2.0%

2000:

4,253

-12.1%

-10.4%

-1.6%

2005:

3,781

-11.1%

-9.4%

-1.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,829

66.5%

0-to-19:

1,262

29.7%

Black:

292

6.9%

20-to-39:

834

19.6%

Hispanic:

1,067

25.1%

40-to-59:

958

22.5%

American Indian:

10

0.2%

60-plus:

1,199

28.2%

Other:

55

1.3%

Median Age:

40.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

66.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.8%

Median Family Income:

$30,602

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.1%

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