Flatonia, Texas

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Flatonia is a town in Fayette County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,377 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Flatonia is located at 29°41′13″N, 97°6′28″W (29.686981, -97.107728)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.22%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,377 people, 504 households, and 347 families residing in the town. The population density was 328.2/km² (850.8/mi²). There were 568 housing units at an average density of 135.4/km² (350.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 74.07% White, 7.48% African American, 0.94% Native American, 16.85% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.17% of the population.

There were 504 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,000, and the median income for a family was $31,471. Males had a median income of $23,700 versus $16,429 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,329. About 18.9% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.4% of those under age 18 and 27.4% of those age 65 or over.