Tom Bean, Texas
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| Tom Bean, Texas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Grayson |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²) |
| - Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 941 |
| - Density | 667.0/sq mi (257.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75489 |
| Area code(s) | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-73328[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1369993[2] |
Tom Bean is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 941 at the 2000 census. The city limit sign listed a population of 811 the previous 20 years.[citation needed]
Tom Bean is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Tom Bean is located at (33.520811, -96.482826)[3]. The town is approximately 30 miles south of the Red River and the Oklahoma border. The nearest town with a population over 20,000 people is Sherman, Texas. The area is colloquially referred to as the Sher-Den area or Texomaland - or just Texoma.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), all of it land.
[edit] History
Tom Bean was founded in 1887 and named after Thomas Bean, a land surveyor from Bonham, Texas who donated the land to be used as a stop on the local railway. It later became a stop on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway.
In the late 19th/early 20th century, Tom Bean was bustling with two saloons, a movie theater, a social club, a cotton gin and factories. However, growth soon ended, and eventually the railroad removed the tracks through the city.
Current growth is due to its proximity to nearby Sherman, approximately twelve miles northwest.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 941 people, 357 households, and 263 families residing in the city. The population density was 667.0 people per square mile (257.7/km²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 269.4/sq mi (104.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.17% White, 0.43% African American, 1.17% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% of the population.
There were 357 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,875, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $37,750 versus $23,036 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,113. About 7.6% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The City of Tom Bean is served by the Tom Bean Independent School District.
[edit] People, Places & Culture
One bustling spot near the small downtown is the KC grocery store. Opened around 1989/1990, this was the first and only building in Tom Bean to have automatic doors. There is an elementary school, middle school, and high school which serve not only Tom Bean but many of the smaller surrounding communities such as Luella and Ida. There are three churches - Tom Bean First Baptist, Tom Bean Church of Christ and Tom Bean Methodist. Tom Bean also has a post office and two banks. A gas station/convenience store opened as Chappy's in the late 1990s, but closed down and reopened as Lone Star. There is also a small restaurant called Pappiano's adjacent to KC food store. Country Home Realty serves the area's real estate needs and is located behind the post office, along with Gregg & Company Certified Public Accountants.
Natives of Tom Bean are sometimes referred to as "Beaners." The Tom Bean mascot is the Tomcat. Although various cats are common as mascots, Tom Bean is the only city in Texas to have the Tomcat. Annual events include the Beanstock Festival, Chiggerfest, and the Tom Bean Founders Day. A local landmark is the Tom Bean watertower, which has the graffiti "Seniors '86" written prominently on it. For a little while, one of the two local churches erected signs along the highway which read as a welcome and with the note that they are praying for passersby as they pass through. This project was abandoned within a year or two.
For many years, the center of social life for the old-timers was the Tom Bean domino club. This club was located in the old city jail until it was damaged in the great City Hall fire of 2002. Also downtown is the well-known Bub's Barber Shop.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
Tom Bean is also known for being the town that births people who have tons of potential to make it in life but just can't because they are not near anything, no big cities, and no real room for growth. Thus, many students resign themselves to quitting school, turning to drugs, or simply working at KC's for the rest of their lives upon graduation.
[edit] External links
- Tom Bean, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Tom Bean Official City Website
- Tom Bean High School
- Tom Bean ISD
- Tom Bean Volunteer Fire Department
- Beanstock Festival
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