- Madisonville, Texas
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Madisonville, Texas
settlement_type =City
nickname =
motto =
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Madisonville, Texas
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Texas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Madisongovernment_footnotes =
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leader_title =
leader_name =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 11.1
area_land_km2 = 10.7
area_water_km2 = 0.4
area_total_sq_mi = 4.3
area_land_sq_mi = 4.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 4159
population_density_km2 = 387.4
population_density_sq_mi = 1003.3timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 76
elevation_ft = 249
latd = 30 |latm = 57 |lats = 3 |latNS = N
longd = 95 |longm = 54 |longs = 45 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 77864
area_code = 936
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 48-45996GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1362063GR|3
website =
footnotes =Madisonville is a city in Madison County,
Texas ,United States . The population was 4,159 at the 2000 census. It is thecounty seat of Madison CountyGR|6. Both the City of Madisonville and the County of Madison were named after President James Madison, 4th President of the United States.Geography
Madisonville is located at coor dms|30|57|3|N|95|54|45|W|city (30.950915, -95.912623)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.3square mile s (11.1km² ), of which, 4.2 square miles (10.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (3.49%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 4,159 people, 1,473 households, and 1,016 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,003.3 people per square mile (386.9/km²). There were 1,653 housing units at an average density of 398.7/sq mi (153.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 56.60% White, 29.21% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 10.56% from other races, and 2.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.24% of the population.There were 1,473 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% 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 3.28.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,440, and the median income for a family was $29,077. Males had a median income of $22,292 versus $19,885 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $12,551. About 20.7% of families and 23.2% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.History
Education
The City of Madisonville is served by the
Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District .References
External links
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