Floydada, Texas
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Floydada is a city in Floyd County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,676 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Floyd CountyGR6. Floydada is the official pumpkin capital of the USA. Every year in October, the annual Pumkin Days is held at the town square.
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[edit] Geography
Floydada is located at (33.983771, -101.337259)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,676 people, 1,304 households, and 980 families residing in the city. The population density was 699.2/km² (1,810.8/mi²). There were 1,507 housing units at an average density of 286.6/km² (742.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.35% White, 4.13% African American, 1.09% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 22.20% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 51.63% of the population.
There were 1,304 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,429, and the median income for a family was $30,038. Males had a median income of $25,179 versus $17,381 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,431. About 24.7% of families and 26.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.2% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The City of Floydada is served by the Floydada Independent School District. It is broken up into four schools, Duncan, Andrews, Jr. High, and High school.
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