Editing Byers, Texas

{{short description|City in Clay County, Texas, United States}}
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'''Byers''' is a city in [[Clay County, Texas|Clay County]], [[Texas]], United States. It is part of the [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] [[Wichita Falls metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 454 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US4811644 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Byers is located in northern Clay County along [[Texas State Highway 79]]. [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]] is {{convert|22|mi}} to the southwest, and [[Waurika, Oklahoma]], is {{convert|14|mi}} to the northeast.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Byers has a total area of {{convert|2.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 2.14%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Byers city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4811644 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062617/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4811644 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=July 29, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1940 = 427
| 1950 = 542
| 1960 = 497
| 1970 = 553
| 1980 = 556
| 1990 = 510
| 2000 = 517
| 2010 = 496
| 2020 = 454
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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[[File:Byers, Texas (circa 1910-1920s).jpg|thumb|right|Byers, c. 1910]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 517 people, 213 households, and 148 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|528.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 229 housing units at an average density of {{convert|234.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.74% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.51% of the population.

There were 213 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,886, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $26,161 versus $18,854 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,323. About 7.5% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Byers is served by the [[Petrolia Independent School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48077_clay/DC10SD_C48077_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Clay County, TX|work=[[2010 U.S. Census]]|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2019-11-05}} - Note that [[Byers ISD]] merged into Petrolia CISD on May 25, 2012.</ref> including [[Petrolia High School]].

The [[Byers Independent School District]] previously served students until its merger with Petrolia as approved by the voters in May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2012/may/13/iowa-park-isd-voters-say-yes-to-improvements/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010053719/http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/iowa-park-isd-voters-say-yes-to-improvements|archive-date=2014-10-10|title=Iowa Park ISD voters say yes to improvements|access-date=2023-08-06}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Byers, Texas}}
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Clay+County+-+Byers%22&t=dc.coverage See historic photos of Byers] from the Clay County Historical Society, hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History]


{{Clay County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Clay County, Texas]]
[[Category:Wichita Falls metropolitan area]]