Farmersville, Texas

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Farmersville is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,118 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Audie Murphy
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Farmersville is located at 33°9′51″N, 96°22′0″W (33.164141, -96.366731)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.8 km² (3.4 mi²). 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (4.99%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,118 people, 1,115 households, and 820 families residing in the city. The population density was 371.6/km² (962.2/mi²). There were 1,199 housing units at an average density of 142.9/km² (370.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.39% White, 10.10% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 5.29% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.13% of the population.

There were 1,115 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,094, and the median income for a family was $46,700. Males had a median income of $32,331 versus $22,647 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,693. About 8.5% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

The City of Farmersville is served by the Farmersville Independent School District.

[edit] Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy, famed actor, songwriter and the United States' most decorated combat soldier of World War II, was not born in Farmersville as is popular belief. He was born in nearby Greenville, Texas, but spent his childhood in Farmersville and in surrounding areas. During World War II, Murphy used Farmersville as his home address. A memorial to his legacy stands in downtown Farmersville today.