Winters, Texas

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Winters is a city in Runnels County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,880 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Winters is located at 31°57′32″N, 99°57′32″W (31.958786, -99.958810)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²). 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (19.71%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,880 people, 1,082 households, and 750 families residing in the city. The population density was 494.2/km² (1,280.7/mi²). There were 1,251 housing units at an average density of 214.7/km² (556.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.04% White, 2.05% African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 18.58% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.24% of the population.

There were 1,082 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,587, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $27,112 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,030. About 20.6% of families and 26.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.