Fabens, Texas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Fabens, Texas
settlement_type = CDP
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = El Paso

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area_total_km2 = 9.6
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area_total_sq_mi = 3.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 8043
population_density_km2 = 841.6
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timezone = Mountain (MST)
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latd = 31 |latm = 30 |lats = 18 |latNS = N
longd = 106 |longm = 9 |longs = 15 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 79838
area_code = 915
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Fabens is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,043 at the 2000 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fabens is the birthplace of jockey Bill Shoemaker.

Geography

Fabens is located at coor dms|31|30|18|N|106|9|15|W|city (31.505072, -106.154129)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), all of it land.

Fabens is about 30 miles Southeast of El Paso along the Rio Grande. At last count, about 8,000 people live there.

Fabens is located along Interstate Highway 10. Most visitors only stop for short periods of time to eat at one of the several restaurants or stay overnight in the hotel.

History

The name Fabens comes from an attorney named George Wilson Fabens who worked for the railroad. As the railroad was being built, new towns were named after railroad employees. Mr. Fabens was born on October 29, 1857 and died in 1939. In 1964 Gilbert Acosta was born which was once the US post office behind Our Lady Of Guadalupe church in a post masters truck to Leoncio and Rita Acosta.

In April 1972, Fabens served as a location for the filming of the Sam Peckinpah film “The Getaway”. The crime drama, starring Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw was replete with explosions, car chases and intense shootouts. The film would become Peckinpah's and McQueen's biggest financial success to date, earning more than $25 million at the box office.

2005 border incident

On February 17, 2005, Fabens was the location where a nearby border incident occurred that made national headlines, when border guards Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean were convicted and sentenced to prison terms in excess of ten years for shooting Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila, an illegal alien and drug smuggler who was unarmed when he was shot. Aldrete-Davila was then given immunity for his testimony and is now suing the border patrol for $ 5 million for violation of his civil rights. [ [http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_4141562 Breaking the Silence. Convicted border agent tells his story, by Sara A. Carter, accessed 12-22-2006] ]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,043 people, 2,147 households, and 1,874 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,179.8 people per square mile (841.6/km²). There were 2,279 housing units at an average density of 617.7/sq mi (238.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 3.30% White, 0.57% African American, 0.80% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 21.73% from other races, and 2.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino were 96.16% of the population.Fact|date=December 2007

There were 2,147 households out of which 55.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.7% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 4.07.Fact|date=December 2007

In the CDP the population was spread out with 39.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.Fact|date=December 2007

The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,486, and the median income for a family was $20,451. Males had a median income of $17,432 versus $16,354 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,647. About 41.2% of families and 43.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.4% of those under age 18 and 40.0% of those age 65 or over.Fact|date=December 2007

Education

*Fabens is served by the Fabens Independent School District.

References

External links

*http://fabensnostalgia.wordpress.com
*http://members.cox.net/folson/fabens.htm