Balmorhea, Texas

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Coordinates: 30°59′2″N 103°44′32″W / 30.98389, -103.74222
Balmorhea, Texas
Location of Balmorhea, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Reeves
Area
- Total	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²)
- Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	3,196 ft (974 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	527
- Density	1,359.6/sq mi (525.0/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	79718
Area code(s)	915
FIPS code	48-05468^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1351473^[2]

Balmorhea is a city in Reeves County, Texas, United States. The population was 527 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Balmorhea is located at 30°59′2″N, 103°44′32″W (30.983894, -103.742292)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land. Just outside of the town, Balmorhea Lake provides irrigation water for the local communities.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 527 people, 179 households, and 139 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,359.6 people per square mile (521.7/km²). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 624.3/sq mi (239.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 58.82% White, 29.41% from other races, and 11.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 87.10% of the population.

There were 179 households out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the city the population was spread out with 36.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,071, and the median income for a family was $20,179. Males had a median income of $19,271 versus $13,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,742. About 32.4% of families and 36.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.0% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.