Editing Girard, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Girard, Texas
| native_name        = 
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
| image_skyline      = Girard Kent County Texas 2015.jpg
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = School gymnasium in Girard
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| pushpin_label      = Girard
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt    = Map of Texas
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| coordinates        = {{coord|33|21|49|N|100|39|35|W|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint      = 
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States of America
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Kent County, Texas|Kent]]
| subdivision_type3  = Region
| subdivision_name3  = [[West Texas]]
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1909
| founder            = 
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 3.76
| area_land_km2      = 3.76
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 53
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = 
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 2133
| timezone1          = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1        = -6
| timezone1_DST      = 
| utc_offset1_DST    = 
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 79518
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbering plan|Area code]]
| area_code          = [[Area code 806|806]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-29612<ref name="Census 2010"/>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2408294<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2408294}}</ref>
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'''Girard''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Kent County, Texas|Kent County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 53 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
Girard is located in northeastern Kent County along [[Texas State Highway 70]]. It is {{convert|9|mi|0}} northwest of [[Jayton, Texas|Jayton]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|14|mi}} southeast of [[Spur, Texas|Spur]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Girard CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.8|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Girard CDP, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4829612 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213081953/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4829612 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=May 8, 2019 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 62
| 2010 = 50
| 2020 = 53
|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>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 62 people, 21 households, and 16 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|42.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 28 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.06% of the population.

There were 21 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,500, and the median income for a family was $30,417. Males had a median income of $23,333 versus $41,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $9,653. There were 17.6% of families and 19.2% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of under eighteens and 80.0% of those over 64.

==Education==
Girard is served by the [[Jayton-Girard Independent School District]].

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Gnis|1358041|Girard}}
*{{Handbook of Texas|id= HLG18 |name=Girard, TX}}
*{{url|https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/lubbock-tx/cropping-systems-research-laboratory/wind-erosion-and-water-conservation-research/docs/rp/|Public domain photos of the Rolling Plains of Texas}}

{{Kent County, Texas}}

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