Editing Anton, Texas

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Hockley County, Texas|Hockley]]
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| subdivision_name3  = [[Llano Estacado]]
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| established_date   = 1924
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| population_total   = 907
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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'''Anton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|n|t|ən}} {{respell|ANT|ən}}) is a city in [[Hockley County, Texas|Hockley County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 907 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" />

==History==
Anton was founded in 1924 near the center of the north pasture of the former [[Spade Ranch (Texas)|Spade Ranch]] when ranch owner William Leonard Ellwood contracted with the Anton Townsite Company to plat a town at the site of Danforth Switch, a spur of the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway. The town was named in honor of J.F. Anton, a [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe]] railroad executive.<ref name="handbook" />

Anton's first mayor was Paul Grover Whitfield, who was born in July 1908, so in 1924 was only 16 or 17 years old. He told everyone he was 18, so was able to accept the position. He is, therefore, on record as being the youngest mayor ever in Texas at the time, and since he was under 18, the record stands to this day and likely will for all time. Whether an election was held or if he simply volunteered for the position is unclear. In those days, identification was not required because most agreements were done with a handshake.<ref name="handbook">{{cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hja10 |title=Anton, Texas |work=Handbook of Texas Online |access-date=11 March 2013 |first=Rachel |last=Jenkins}}</ref>

==Geography==
Anton sits just to the east of the geographic center of the level [[High Plains (United States)|High Plains]] of the [[Llano Estacado]]. The flat terrain is broken to the west by a dry watercourse called [[Yellow House Draw]], which passes about {{convert|0.5|mi|0}} to the southwest of Anton.

Anton is well situated with regard to transportation. It is located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 84 in Texas|U.S. Route 84]] and [[List of Farm to Market Roads in Texas|Farm to Market Roads]] 168 and 597. US 84 leads southeast {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] and northwest {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Littlefield, Texas|Littlefield]]. The [[Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway]] passes through the western edge of town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.0|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Anton city, Texas |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4803540 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213091519/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4803540 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
[[File:Water tower Anton Texas.jpg|thumb|Anton water tower]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1940 = 548
| 1950 = 934
| 1960 = 1068
| 1970 = 1034
| 1980 = 1180
| 1990 = 1212
| 2000 = 1200
| 2010 = 1126
| 2020 = 907
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Anton racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4803540&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|368
|40.57%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|22
|2.43%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|5
|0.55%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|25
|2.76%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|487
|53.69%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''907'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 907 people, 434 households, and 272 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,200 people, 423 households, and 313 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,512.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 465 housing units at an average density of {{convert|586.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 71.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 21.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.58% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 45.83% of the population.

There were 423 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,924, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,188 versus $18,036 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,001. About 15.0% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Anton is served by the [[Anton Independent School District]] and is home to the [[Anton High School]] Bulldogs.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Handbook of Texas|id=hja10|name=Anton, TX}}
*{{URL|https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/lubbock-tx/cropping-systems-research-laboratory/wind-erosion-and-water-conservation-research/docs/llano/|Public domain photos of the Llano Estacado}}

{{Hockley County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Hockley County, Texas]]