Roaring Springs, Texas

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Roaring Springs is a town in Motley County, Texas, United States. The population was 265 at the 2000 census. The town was laid out in 1912, anticipating service of the Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railroad, and named in 1913, when the railroad began operations.

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[edit] Geography

Roaring Springs is located at 33°54′3″N, 100°51′28″W (33.900716, -100.857640)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 265 people, 117 households, and 82 families residing in the town. The population density was 95.6/km² (248.4/mi²). There were 145 housing units at an average density of 52.3/km² (135.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.70% White, 1.51% African American, 6.04% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.30% of the population.

There were 117 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $16,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,901. About 9.3% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.8% of those sixty five or over.