Royse City, Texas

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Location of Royse City, Texas

Royse City is a city in Rockwall County, Texas, United States. Parts of the city also lie in Collin County and Hunt County. The population was 2,957 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 History
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Royse City is located at 32°58′27″N, 96°19′58″W (32.974257, -96.332827)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.4 km² (10.2 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,957 people, 1,027 households, and 781 families residing in the city. The population density was 111.9/km² (289.8/mi²). There were 1,089 housing units at an average density of 41.2/km² (106.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.44% White, 7.51% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 9.54% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.97% of the population.

There were 1,027 households out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,266, and the median income for a family was $48,804. Males had a median income of $30,966 versus $23,804 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,153. About 8.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Royse City is served by the Royse City Independent School District.

[edit] History

Royse City was settled in 1885. It was named after its founder R.G. Royse. It has always preserved its stable small country town status thanks to its close proximity to Garland (21.3 miles) and Dallas (33.5 miles). [1]