Texhoma, Texas

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Texhoma is a city in Sherman County, Texas, United States. The population was 371 at the 2000 census. The population has greatly dropped since the GE car factory closed in the late 1980s.

[edit] Geography

Texhoma is located at 36°29′48″N, 101°47′7″W (36.496553, -101.785272)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²)of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 371 people, 138 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was 75.8/km² (196.3/mi²). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 31.7/km² (82.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.95% White, 0.27% African American, 1.08% Native American, 6.20% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.63% of the population.

There were 138 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $47,344. Males had a median income of $31,172 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,183. About 10.3% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.