New Deal, Texas

New Deal, Texas
—  Town  —
New Deal Gin along the tracks.
Location of New Deal, Texas
Coordinates: 33°44′3″N 101°50′9″W / 33.73417°N 101.83583°W / 33.73417; -101.83583Coordinates: 33°44′3″N 101°50′9″W / 33.73417°N 101.83583°W / 33.73417; -101.83583
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Lubbock
Area
– Total	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
– Land	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	3,301 ft (1,006 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	708
– Density	684.1/sq mi (264.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	79350
Area code(s)	806
FIPS code	48-50916[1]
GNIS feature ID	1363706[2]

New Deal is a town in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The population was 708 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

New Deal was originally known as Monroe, named for Monroe G. Abernathy, a local landowner.^[3] The town was originally developed as a train station loading site. People began to settle there and that is why the town was built alongside the railroad tracks and highway. The train identification name for the township still reads Monroe alongside the railroad tracks. Some time afterward the town wanted a post office and requested the permit for the Monroe Postal Station. Because there was already a town in Texas with the name Monroe City, the U.S. postal department changed the name of the town to New Deal after Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs and to go along with the consolidated school system's name.^[3] This information was all developed when the school system had to write a history when applying for a federal grant. In 1970, the township was incorporated by the vote of its citizens. The city of Lubbock, Texas, was planning some annexation of surrounding lands and the people of the New Deal area decided to incorporate rather than be annexed to the city of Lubbock. A local farmer, Billy Fortenberry, was the first mayor. In 1970, Ray Edell West, a city councilman for three years, became the mayor. Under his mayoral direction in the next 7 years, the town built a City Hall, Volunteer Fire Department building and jail.

Geography

New Deal is located on the level plains of the Llano Estacado just to the north of Lubbock, Texas at 33°44′03″N 101°50′09″W / 33.734048°N 101.835862°W / 33.734048; -101.835862 (33.734048, -101.835862).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census^[1], there were 708 people, 235 households and 192 families residing in the town. The population density was 684.1 per square mile (265.4/km²). There were 262 housing units at an average density of 253.2/sq mi (98.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 74.72% White, 0.99% African American, 0.14% Native American, 21.47% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 41.10% of the population.

There were 235 households of which 46.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.

Age distribution was 34.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median household income was $38,077, and the median family income was $40,573. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $19,091 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,695. About 11.8% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of New Deal is served by the New Deal Independent School District. The school system was segregated until fall 1968. The school system was originally known as Monroe Schools but, in later years, as small school systems began to close, the Monroe schools incorporated with several others and took the name of the New Deal Consolidated Schools.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Davis, Charles G. (November 27, 2010). "New Deal, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hln32. Retrieved 2010-12-03. 
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

Aerial Image of New Deal, Texas

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