Editing Clint, Texas

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'''Clint''' is a town in [[El Paso County, Texas|El Paso County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 923 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] [[El Paso metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.51% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1980 = 1314
| 1990 = 1035
| 2000 = 980
| 2010 = 926
| 2020 = 923
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Clint racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4815544&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |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=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|102
|11.05%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|4
|0.43%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|2
|0.22%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|1
|0.11%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|7
|0.76%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|807
|87.43%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''923'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 923 people, 244 households, and 168 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 980 people, 308 households, and 255 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|502.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 337 housing units at an average density of {{convert|172.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 75.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 20.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 83.98% of the population.

There were 308 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $36,635. Males had a median income of $29,205 versus $20,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,784. About 16.6% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Town of Clint is served by the [[Clint Independent School District]]. It is zoned to Clint High School, Clint Junior High School, and Surratt Elementary School, all located in Clint. Clint Early College High School, which serves the Clint Independent School District, is also located in Clint.

== Children detention camp ==
[[File:Protest_against_child_detention_outside_Border_Patrol_facility_in_Clint_Texas_27_JUN_19_21.jpg|thumb|Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas]]{{Main|Clint Border Patrol Station}}
In 2019, approximately 250 [[unaccompanied migrant children]] were held at a [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Patrol]] facility near Clint. According to authorities, children received "[[hygiene]] products and food — including new clothing, hand sanitizer, soap and water;" showers were available at least "every three days," depending on the level of crowding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/us-returns-100-migrant-children-to-overcrowded-border-facility-as-hhs-says-it-is-out-of-space/2019/06/25/397b0cb6-96b6-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html|title=U.S. returns 100 migrant children to overcrowded border facility as HHS says it is out of space|last=Hauslohner|first=Abigail|date=June 25, 2019|work=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> However, other visitors to the facility, including visitors affiliated with [[Human Rights Watch]], reported "unsanitary, crowded living conditions," in which children lacked [[toothbrush]]es, [[shower]]s, and [[soap]], and suffered from [[Influenza|flu]] and [[Louse|lice]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawyer-who-visited-clint-texas-border-protection-facility-describes-inhumane-conditions/|title=Lawyer who visited Texas border protection facility describes "inhumane" conditions|last=Villafranca|first=Omar|date=June 24, 2019|website=[[CBS News]]|language=en|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/06/child-detention-centers-immigration-attorney-interview/592540/|title='Children Were Dirty, They Were Scared, and They Were Hungry'|last=O'Leary|first=Lizzie|date=June 25, 2019|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2019/6/24/somebody_is_going_to_die_lawyer|title='Somebody Is Going to Die': Lawyer Describes Chaos, Illness & Danger at Migrant Child Jail in Texas|last=Binford|first=Warren|date=June 24, 2019|website=Democracy Now!|language=en|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/06/20/children-risk-us-border-jails|title=Children at Risk in US Border Jails|last=Long|first=Clara|date=June 20, 2019|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> One [[Pediatrics|pediatric]] [[emergency physician]] described the treatment of children in the facility as reportable [[child neglect]].<ref name=":0" />

According to the Pacific Standard, "Sarah Fabian, the senior attorney in the Department of Justice's [[United States Department of Justice Civil Division|Office of Immigration Litigation]], argued that the sorts of conditions children were experiencing in Customs and Border Protection custody in Clint were perfectly legal," as "safe and sanitary" in ''[[Reno v. Flores]]'' is a vague requirement which doesn't specify toothbrushes, soap, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psmag.com/news/what-laws-protect-detained-children-from-mistreatment-on-the-border|title=What Laws Protect Detained Children From Mistreatment on the Border?|last=Herrera|first=Jack|date=June 24, 2019|website=Pacific Standard|language=en|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/u-s-government-says-its-not-required-to-provide-migran-1835688631|title=U.S. Government Says It's Not Required to Provide Migrant Kids in Custody With Toothpaste and Soap|last=Novak|first=Matt|website=Gizmodo|language=en-US|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref>

Educational programs for children in this type of facility were canceled by the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Department of Health and Human Services]] in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/25/us-returns-100-migrant-children-to-overcrowded-texas-camp/|title=US returns 100 migrant children to overcrowded Texas camp|date=June 25, 2019|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
According to Martin Donell Kohout of ''[[The Handbook of Texas Online]]'':

{{blockquote|Clint, also known as Collinsburgh, is on the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] at the intersection of State Highway 20 and Farm Road 1110, sixteen miles southeast of downtown El Paso in southern El Paso County. The story of the town, which was named for early settler Mary Clinton Collins, began when the San Elizario Corporation sold the townsite to J. A. Cole, who sold it to Thomas M. Collins in 1883. For several years after the establishment of the Clint post office in 1886, the settlement was identified as the San Elizario station on the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway. When the common rail worker needed to have sensual entertainment to ease himself at the end of the day, he would stop by Clint for some the needed services. The first record of this was in 1889 when the first "Lencho's Meat market" opened its doors to the rail workers. In 1890 the estimated population of Clint was 100, and the town had a general store, a meat "Market", a fruit grower, and a hotel. Clint soon developed into an agricultural center. By 1896 the estimated population had increased to 150,(no doubt thanks to lencho's services) including nine fruit growers and four alfalfa growers. The townsite was set up in 1909. By 1914 the estimated population of 400 supported three churches, two banks, a newspaper, and a tomato cannery. An estimated 600 residents lived at Clint in the late 1920s, but the number declined to 250 by the mid-1930s. By the late 1940s it had grown again to 550, then dropped to 417 in the early 1970s. In the late 1970s the estimated population was 1,120. It was 1,314 in the early 1980s and 1,883 in the late 1980s. In 1990 it was 1,035, and in 2000 it was 980.}}

== Notable person ==

* [[Jan Herring]] (1923–2000), artist<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29406701/|title=Art is Basis of Lower Valley Design Center|last=Funkhouser|first=Barbara|date=October 31, 1965|work=El Paso Times|access-date=March 14, 2019|via=Newspapers.com}} and {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29520131/|title=Continued from Preceding Page|date=October 31, 1965|work=El Paso Times|access-date=March 14, 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

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==External links==
* [https://www.clinttexas.com/ Town of Clint]
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