Dell City, Texas

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Dell City is a city in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 413 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous ex-Residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Dell City is located at 31°56′7″N, 105°12′1″W (31.935324, -105.200298)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

The Dell City area is served by the Dell City Independent School District. The district has about 113 students in grades kindergarten through 12th. The district has just one school.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 413 people, 155 households, and 119 families residing in the city. The population density was 96.6/km² (250.1/mi²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 52.9/km² (136.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.50% White, 1.45% African American, 1.94% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 32.69% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 69.25% of the population.

There were 155 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,602, and the median income for a family was $21,667. Males had a median income of $24,135 versus $18,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,580. About 26.4% of families and 29.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 38.6% of those age 65 or over.