Pelican Bay, Texas

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Pelican Bay is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,505 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Location of Pelican Bay, Texas

Pelican Bay is located at 32°55′12″N, 97°31′7″W (32.919895, -97.518739)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,505 people, 523 households, and 389 families residing in the city. The population density was 894.0/km² (2,307.5/mi²). There were 574 housing units at an average density of 341.0/km² (880.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.62% White, 0.73% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 2.52% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.84% of the population.

There were 523 households out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,435, and the median income for a family was $32,656. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,408. About 13.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

The City of Pelican Bay is served by the Azle Independent School District.

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