Lindsay, Cooke County, Texas

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Lindsay is a town in Cooke County, Texas on US 82. The population was 788 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

In 1887 the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad constructed a line from Gainesville to Henrietta that passed through the site that would become Lindsay. The story of its founding closely resembles that of its neighbors along the railway such as Muenster. In 1891, Anton and August Flusche arranged for transfer of 9,300 acres along the railway in order to found a new town, which they named after a local judge. They attracted several German Catholic settlers in the following years. The date of Lindsay's founding is officially recognized as March 25, 1892, when the first mass was held.

The town of Lindsay has maintained some German traditions, including an annual Oktoberfest. As is typical in the region, the main industries are farming, principally dairy farming, and oil production.

[edit] Geography

Lindsay is located at 33°38′11″N, 97°13′17″W (33.636318, -97.221297)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 788 people, 267 households, and 220 families residing in the town. The population density was 274.1/km² (708.2/mi²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 95.3/km² (246.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.86% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.89% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 267 households out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.7% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,000, and the median income for a family was $61,071. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $26,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,852. About 2.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.