Coahoma, Texas
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Coahoma is a town in Howard County, Texas, United States. The population was 932 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Coahoma is located at (32.296443, -101.304738)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 932 people, 354 households, and 261 families residing in the town. The population density was 299.9/km² (774.9/mi²). There were 388 housing units at an average density of 124.8/km² (322.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.77% White, 0.54% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 6.97% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.82% of the population.
There were 354 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,962, and the median income for a family was $41,094. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,013. About 7.7% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The Town of Coahoma is served by the Coahoma Independent School District.
[edit] Famous Coahomians
- Quail Dobbs, rodeo clown and Justice of the Peace
- Jody Nix, country music performer
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Coahoma Independent School District
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