Earth, Texas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Earth, Texas
settlement_type = City
nickname =
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image_caption = Welcome to Earth


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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Earth, Texas

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lamb

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 3.1
area_land_km2 = 3.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.2
area_land_sq_mi = 1.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1109
population_density_km2 = 357.6
population_density_sq_mi = 926.2

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 1126
elevation_ft = 3694
latd = 34 |latm = 14 |lats = 4 |latNS = N
longd = 102 |longm = 24 |longs = 19 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 79031
area_code = 806
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 48-21928GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1356561GR|3
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Earth is a city in Lamb County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,109 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Earth is located at coor dms|34|14|4|N|102|24|19|W|city (34.234566, -102.405183)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it is land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,109 people, 395 households, and 293 families residing in the city. The population density was 926.2 people per square mile (356.8/km²). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 382.5/sq mi (147.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.13% White, 2.89% African American, 0.81% Native American, 22.09% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.93% of the population.

There were 395 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,595, and the median income for a family was $29,688. Males had a median income of $27,396 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,191. About 20.0% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.5% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Earth is served by the Springlake-Earth Independent School District.

References

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