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County:

Lipscomb County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48295

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

251

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.49

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

3,486

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,766

8.0%

7.1%

0.9%

1990:

3,143

-16.5%

-25.0%

8.4%

2000:

3,057

-2.7%

-3.7%

1.0%

2005:

3,101

1.4%

0.6%

0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,344

76.7%

0-to-19:

902

29.5%

Black:

13

0.4%

20-to-39:

653

21.4%

Hispanic:

633

20.7%

40-to-59:

787

25.7%

American Indian:

39

1.3%

60-plus:

715

23.4%

Other:

28

0.9%

Median Age:

39.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

74.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.9%

Median Family Income:

$39,375

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.9%

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