Hearne, Texas

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Coordinates: 30°52′41″N 96°35′44″W / 30.87806, -96.59556
Hearne, Texas
Location of Hearne, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Robertson
Area
- Total	4.1 sq mi (10.6 km²)
- Land	4.1 sq mi (10.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	295 ft (90 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,690
- Density	1,144.2/sq mi (441.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	77859
Area code(s)	979
FIPS code	48-32972^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1358979^[2]

Hearne is a city in Robertson County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,690 at the 2000 census. It is part of the College Station–Bryan Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Hearne was subject to heavy flooding on May 13, 2004 when 17 inches (430 mm) of rain fell in an hour.

General aviation service is provided by Hearne Municipal Airport.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Churches
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[edit] Geography

Hearne is located at 30°52′41″N, 96°35′44″W (30.877989, -96.595665)^[3]. It is located nearly exactly in the center of the "Texas Triangle" cities of Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 4,690 people, 1,710 households, and 1,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,144.2 people per square mile (441.7/km²). There were 1,944 housing units at an average density of 474.3/sq mi (183.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 38.12% White, 44.41% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 14.48% from other races, and 2.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.10% of the population.

There were 1,710 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 25.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,556, and the median income for a family was $25,538. Males had a median income of $24,013 versus $19,306 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,716. About 29.2% of families and 31.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.2% of those under age 18 and 25.8% of those age 65 or over.