Colorado City, Texas
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Colorado City is a city in and the county seat
of Mitchell County, Texas
, United States
. The population was 4,281 at the 2000 census.
Former U.S. Representative George Mahon of Lubbock
was reared in Mitchell County and is honored with a statue in front of the courthouse. The Texas radio pioneer Clint Formby
and his wife Margaret Clark Formby
, founder of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth
, lived for a time early in their marriage in Colorado City and actually rented their residence from the Mahons.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 4,281 people, 1,646 households, and 1,124 families residing in the city. The population density
was 809.2 people per square mile (312.5/km²). There were 2,076 housing units at an average density of 392.4 per square mile (151.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.71% White, 5.09% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 14.62% from other races
, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.25% of the population.
There were 1,646 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples
living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,842, and the median income for a family was $27,363. Males had a median income of $22,272 versus $20,037 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $15,591. About 18.7% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over.
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Mitchell County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 4,281 at the 2000 census.
Former U.S. Representative George Mahon of Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
was reared in Mitchell County and is honored with a statue in front of the courthouse. The Texas radio pioneer Clint Formby
Clint Formby
John Clinton Formby, known as Clint Formby , was a veteran radio broadcaster called the "Old Philosopher" based in the small city of Hereford, Texas, the seat of Deaf Smith County in the Texas Panhandle. His daily broadcast ran continuously on his KPAN AM & FM country-music station since October...
and his wife Margaret Clark Formby
Margaret Formby
Margaret Clark Formby was the daughter of southwest Texas ranchers who founded the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in the basement of the public library in Hereford in Deaf Smith County before she relocated the collection to Fort Worth.Formby was born to Fred and Mabel Clark in Van Horn...
, founder of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, lived for a time early in their marriage in Colorado City and actually rented their residence from the Mahons.
Geography
Colorado City is located at 32°23′46"N 100°51′44"W (32.396163, -100.862137).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 4,281 people, 1,646 households, and 1,124 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 809.2 people per square mile (312.5/km²). There were 2,076 housing units at an average density of 392.4 per square mile (151.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.71% White, 5.09% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 14.62% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.25% of the population.
There were 1,646 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,842, and the median income for a family was $27,363. Males had a median income of $22,272 versus $20,037 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $15,591. About 18.7% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over.