Cranfills Gap, Texas

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Cranfills Gap is a city in Bosque County, Texas, United States. The population was 335 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Education
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[edit] Geography

Cranfills Gap is located at 31°46′25″N, 97°49′42″W (31.773727, -97.828335)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] History

The area in which Cranfills Gap is located was originally settled by George Eaton Cranfill in 1851. The Norwegian settlers in and around the community, who were mostly Lutheran, built St. Olaf Kirke (kirke is Norwegian for "Church") in a rural area just outside of the city. In 1917, as the congregation of that church began to grow, a new church was built for the congregation inside the city. The city slowly grew to its peak population of 600 in 1940. During World War II, Cranfills Gap was the first city to sell more than its quota of war bonds for the Fourth War Loan Drive.

While as many as 25 businesses operated within "the gap", as locals commonly refer to it, the population and the business activity slowly dwindled to roughly nine businesses in 1980 and a population of 269 in 1990.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 335 people, 132 households, and 90 families residing in the city. The population density was 177.2/km² (459.9/mi²). There were 156 housing units at an average density of 82.5/km² (214.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.34% White, 0.30% African American, 0.90% Native American, 4.78% from other races, and 2.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.66% of the population.

There were 132 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 28.8% 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 2.54 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,484, and the median income for a family was $31,389. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $15,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,405. About 14.3% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.