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County:

Throckmorton County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48447

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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:

14.54

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

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

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,205

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,053

-6.9%

1.2%

-8.1%

1990:

1,880

-8.4%

-7.7%

-0.7%

2000:

1,850

-1.6%

2.1%

-3.7%

2005:

1,618

-12.6%

-8.7%

-4.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,655

89.5%

0-to-19:

508

27.5%

Black:

1

0.1%

20-to-39:

370

20.0%

Hispanic:

173

9.4%

40-to-59:

462

25.0%

American Indian:

7

0.4%

60-plus:

510

27.6%

Other:

14

0.8%

Median Age:

42.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.2%

Median Family Income:

$34,562

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.4%

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