Whitesboro, Texas

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Whitesboro is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,760 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Whitesboro is located at 33°39′35″N, 96°54′22″W (33.659612, -96.905999)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,760 people, 1,508 households, and 1,040 families residing in the city. The population density was 455.1/km² (1,179.9/mi²). There were 1,624 housing units at an average density of 196.6/km² (509.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.57% White, 0.19% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population.

There were 1,508 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,296, and the median income for a family was $43,150. Males had a median income of $30,165 versus $22,991 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,865. About 8.5% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.