Editing Fabens, Texas

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| population_total   = 7498
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| postal_code        = 79836 & 79838
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'''Fabens''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[El Paso County, Texas|El Paso County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 8,257 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4825032| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202330/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4825032| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fabens CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref> It is part of the [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] [[El Paso metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].   The [[ZIP Code]]s encompassing the CDP area are 79836 and 79838.<ref>[http://www.zipmap.net/Texas/El_Paso_County/Fabens.htm Zip Codes for Fabens, El Paso County, Texas.] Retrieved 2013-12-27.</ref>

Fabens is the birthplace of jockey [[Bill Shoemaker]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.26|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|11.20|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.52%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Fabens is approximately {{convert|30|mi}} southeast of El Paso along the [[Rio Grande]] and [[Interstate 10 in Texas|Interstate Highway 10]]. Most visitors only stop for short periods of time to eat at one of the several restaurants or stay overnight in the hotel.

==History==
The city name of Fabens comes from attorney George Wilson Fabens, who worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad.  He was the assistant land commissioner for the Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana.{{cn|date=July 2024}}  As the railroad was being built, new towns were named after railroad officers.

===Film location===

In April 1972, Fabens served as a location for the filming of the [[Sam Peckinpah]] film [[The Getaway (1972 film)|''The Getaway'']].{{cn|date=July 2024}}

===Medical Services===

Dr. Angus Treece owned Fabens Hospital and served the Fabens community for twenty three years before he died on September 9, 1963.  He was fifty seven when he died.  Dr. Treece also owned the Sunrise Medical Clinic in El Paso.
<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Fabens Doctor Dies |publisher=El Paso Herald-Post |date=September 10, 1963}}</ref>

In 1964, Dr. Francisco Vilorio became the owner of Fabens Hospital.  He died on January 24, 2019.<ref>Obituary held by Martin Funeral Home, El Paso, Texas.</ref>

===2005 border incident===
On February 17, 2005, Fabens was the nearest location to a [[Mexico–United States border|border]] incident that made national headlines, when [[United States Border Patrol|Border Patrol]] agents [[Ignacio Ramos]] and [[Jose Compean]] were convicted and sentenced to prison terms of eleven and ten years, respectively, for shooting Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila, an undocumented immigrant and alleged [[drug smuggler]] who was unarmed when he was shot.  Aldrete-Davila was given [[Witness immunity|immunity]] for his testimony and sued the Border Patrol for $5 million for violation of his [[civil rights]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_4141562 |title=Breaking the Silence. Convicted border agent tells his story, by Sara A. Carter, accessed 12-22-2006 |access-date=2006-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131632/http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_4141562 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ramos and Compean had their sentences [[commutation of sentence|commuted]] by President [[George W. Bush]] during his last full day in office on January 19, 2009, although they did not receive a [[pardon]] for their convictions.  They were released from prison on March 20, 2009, and in December 2020 President [[Donald Trump]] pardoned them for their crimes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2020/12/23/trump-pardons-two-former-border-patrol-agents-convicted-shooting-el-paso/4025071001/| title=Trump pardons El Paso Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting Mexican drug smuggler|work=El Paso Times |date=23 Dec 2020|first=Lauren |last=Villagran }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020=7498
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Fabens racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4825032&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |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>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><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)
|149
|1.99%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|6
|0.08%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1
|0.01%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|10
|0.13%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|17
|0.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|7,315
|97.56%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''7,498'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,498 people, 1,511 households, and 1,045 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 8,043 people, 2,147 households, and 1,874 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,179.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,279 housing units at an average density of {{convert|617.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP is 74.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.57% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.80% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.02% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 21.73% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.86% from two or more races.  96.16% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="census2000pdf1">{{Cite web |date=October 2002 |title=Texas: 2000 Summary Population and Housing Characteristics PHC-1-45 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-45.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509022346/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-45.pdf |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>{{rp|146–147}}

There were 2,147 households, out of which 55.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.7% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 4.07.<ref name="census2000pdf1" />{{rp|322}}

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="census2000pdf1" />{{rp|92}} The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.<ref name="census2000pdf1" />{{rp|23}}

The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,486, and the median income for a family was $20,451. Males had a median income of $17,432 versus $16,354 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,647. About 41.2% of families and 43.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 49.4% of those under age 18 and 40.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census2000pdf2">{{Cite web |date=October 2003 |title=Texas: 2000 Summary Population and Housing Characteristics PHC-2-45 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-2-45-pt1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509020722/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-2-45-pt1.pdf |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=456}}</ref>{{rp|146–147}}

==Education==
* Fabens is served by the [[Fabens Independent School District]].

==References==
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{{El Paso County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in El Paso County, Texas]]
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