Editing Goree, Texas

{{Short description|City in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| official_name      = Goree, Texas
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Knox County, Texas|Knox]]

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| area_total_km2     = 3.75
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| population_total   = 158
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| elevation_m        = 443
| elevation_ft       = 1453
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|28|7|N|99|31|26|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 76363
| area_code          = [[Area code 940|940]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-30296<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| blank1_info        = 1358194<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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{{US Census population
| 1920 = 614
| 1930 = 457
| 1940 = 425
| 1950 = 640
| 1960 = 543
| 1970 = 538
| 1980 = 524
| 1990 = 412
| 2000 = 321
| 2010 = 203
| 2020 = 158
| 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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'''Goree''' is a city in [[Knox County, Texas|Knox County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 158 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name=":0" /> down from 203 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2008-04-48.csv |title=Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Texas, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=2009-07-01 |accessdate=2009-08-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327140612/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2008-04-48.csv |archivedate=March 27, 2010 }}</ref>

==Geography==

Goree is located at {{coord|33|28|7|N|99|31|26|W|type:city}} (33.468707, –99.523874).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is situated at the junction of [[U.S. Route 277#Texas|U.S. Highway 277]] and [[Farm to Market Road 266|FM 266]] in southeastern Knox County, approximately 84 miles north of [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]].<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Goree-Texas.htm | title = Goree, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date =  | accessdate = 2009-08-02}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==History==
Settlers first arrived in the area around 1886. By 1887, a settlement was centered around a store and post office built by Bill Benedict. Originally known as Riley Springs, the community was renamed Goree after Robert D. Goree, a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] veteran and Knox County pioneer. Benedict's store was bought by J.W. McLendon in 1890 and moved it with its post office to a new site that became known as North Goree. A school was built near the relocated store in 1901. In 1904, North Goree was renamed Hefner.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlg30 | title = Goree, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date =  | accessdate = 2009-08-02}}</ref>

At its president-day location, the first plans for a new community began in 1905 with the announcement that the Wichita Valley Railroad would be built through the area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://cityofgoree.blogspot.com/2007/12/history-of-goree-part-i.html | title = History of Goree, Part I | publisher = John H. Bates (1964) | date =  14 December 2007| accessdate = 2009-08-02}}</ref> 1906 was an important year in Goree's history as the railroad arrived, homes and businesses were erected, and the community became an incorporated municipality.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://cityofgoree.blogspot.com/2009/06/history-of-gore-part-9-goree-township.html | title = History of Goree, Part 9 (Goree Township) | publisher = John H. Bates (1964) | date =  19 June 2009| accessdate = 2009-08-02}}</ref> The school relocated from the Hefner location to Goree in 1906 as well and was renamed Chigger Hill School.

Goree had a population of 614 in 1920, but that figure had fallen to 425 by 1940. The number of residents rose to 640 in 1950, but declined throughout the remainder of the twentieth century.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/>

==Demographics==

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Goree racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4830296&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)
|85
|53.8%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|9
|5.7%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1
|0.63%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|2
|1.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|6
|3.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|55
|34.81%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''158'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 158 people, 103 households, and 83 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 321 people, 116 households, and 88 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|220.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 157 housing units at an average density of {{convert|107.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 61.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 25.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 43.30% of the population.

There were 116 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 21.6% 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,104, and the median income for a family was $25,556. Males had a median income of $19,063 versus $20,536 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,169. About 24.4% of families and 31.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 59.8% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Munday Consolidated Independent School District]] operates public schools serving the community. The City of Goree was served by the [[Goree Independent School District]] until July 1, 2003, when it merged with the Munday Independent School District, forming the Munday CISD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/Consolidations%20and%20Annexations%20thru%202017-18.pdf|title=CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS|publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]]|date=2018-09-10|accessdate=2019-10-30}}</ref>

The school in Goree was used as the Munday Junior High, serving the district's seventh and eighth grade students until about 2009. It is now used as the Knox Prairie event center which hosts the Knox Prairie Quilt Show every February.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

==Bobby Boatright Memorial Music Camp==

Goree is the site of the annual Bobby Boatright Memorial Music Camp, an event for aspiring [[Western Swing]] musicians of all ages to hone and showcase their musical talents.  The camp is named for the late Bobby Boatright, Western Swing musician, who was chief fiddle instructor before his death in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heralddemocrat/obituary.aspx?n=bobby-lynn-boatright&pid=121954699|title = Bobby Lynn Boatright Obituary (2008) the Herald Democrat|website = [[Legacy.com]]}}</ref>  The camp was profiled in a story that aired on July 21, 2010 on National Public Radio's ''Morning Edition'' program.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=128538426 Highlights, transcript, and audio links to NPR story on the Bobby Boatright Memorial Music Camp that aired 07/21/10]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlg30  About Goree, TX] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110627051624/http://www.cityofgoree.org/ Website for the City of Goree]

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