Roby, Texas
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Roby is a city in Fisher County, Texas, United States. The population was 673 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fisher CountyGR6.
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[edit] Geography
Roby is located at (32.744839, -100.381100)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land. Roby has a cafe, newspaper and movie theatre. It hosts a multitude of cotton fields. Mistletoe grows abundantly in the area.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 673 people, 264 households, and 175 families residing in the city. The population density was 360.9/km² (936.1/mi²). There were 312 housing units at an average density of 167.3/km² (434.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.18% White, 3.27% African American, 0.45% Native American, 8.32% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.14% of the population.
There were 264 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,031, and the median income for a family was $34,632. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,926. About 14.8% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The City of Roby is served by the Roby Consolidated Independent School District.
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