Editing Hale Center, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hale Center, Texas
| native_name = 
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline = Hale Center Texas grain elevator 2011.jpg
| image_alt  = 
| image_caption = [[Grain elevator]] in Hale Center
| map_caption = 
| pushpin_map = Texas
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Hale Center
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Texas
| pushpin_map_caption = 
| coordinates     = {{coord|34|03|51|N|101|50|38|W|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = 
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|id=1358638|name= Hale Center}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Texas}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hale County, Texas|Hale]]
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = [[Llano Estacado]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1893
| founder = 
| unit_pref  = Imperial
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 3419
| population_footnotes = <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>
| population_total = 2062
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| area_total_km2 = 3.72
| area_land_km2 = 3.72
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| population_density_km2 = 552.04
| timezone1  = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = 
| utc_offset1_DST = 
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 79041
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code  = [[Area code 806|806]]
| website = {{URL|www.cityofhalecenter.com}}
| footnotes  = 
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 48-31820
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi = 1.44
|area_land_sq_mi = 1.44
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_density_sq_mi = 1429.37
}}
'''Hale Center''' is a city in [[Hale County, Texas|Hale County]], [[Texas]]. The population was 2,062 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 2,252 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4831820| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Hale Center city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 1, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213103254/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4831820| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==

Hale Center lies on the high plains of the [[Llano Estacado]] at the intersection of [[Interstate 27]] and Farm to Market Road 1914, in central [[Hale County, Texas|Hale County]]. The community is located {{convert|11|mi|abbr=on}} to the southwest of the county seat of [[Plainview, Texas|Plainview]] and about {{convert|33|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]].

Hale Center is located at {{coord|34|03|51|N|101|50|38|W|type:city}} (34.0642436 –101.8437866).<ref name=gnis/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Hale Center has a [[semiarid climate]], ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=268314&cityname=Hale+Center%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Hale Center, Texas]</ref>

==History==
Hale Center was founded in 1893 with the merger of two rival communities, Hale City and Epworth, both founded in 1891.<ref name=Handbook>{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjh01 | title  = Hale Center, TX| first = Mary L | last = Cox | work = Handbook of Texas Online | accessdate = April 27, 2013}}</ref> Residents moved buildings to the new site. The new post office was named for the fact that the community is at the center of the county.<ref name=Handbook/>

A [[tornado]] destroyed downtown Hale Center on June 2, 1965, including many businesses, city hall, and the fire station. Casualties included five dead and 60 injured, with $8 million in property damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjh01|title = TSHA &#124; Hale Center, TX}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 1007
|1940= 836
|1950= 1626
|1960= 2196
|1970= 1964
|1980= 2297
|1990= 2067
|2000= 2263
|2010= 2252
|2020= 2062
|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>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Hale Center racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4831820&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |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)
|595
|28.86%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|29
|1.41%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|9
|0.44%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|5
|0.24%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.05%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|3
|0.15%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|49
|2.38%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,371
|66.49%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,062'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,062 people, 791 households, and 529 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|work=US Census Bureau|accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>  2,252 people, 763 households and 568 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,047.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 867 housing units averaged 788.2 per square mile (309.6/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 69.9% White, 4.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 63.2% of the population.

Of the 763 households, 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were not families. About 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.9 and the average family size was 3.41.

The population was distributed as 31.0% under the age of 18, 53.8% aged 18–64 years old, and 15.2% were 65 years of age and older. The median age was 33.9 years. The population is 48.5% male, and 51.5% female. The [[median household income]] was $30,337. The poverty rate was 25.7%.

==Education==
Hale Center is served by the [[Hale Center Independent School District]] and is home to the [[Hale Center High School|Hale Center]] Owls.

==See also==
*[[Llano Estacado]]
*[[List of ghost towns in Texas]]
*[[Running Water Draw]]
*[[Yellow House Draw]]
*[[Blackwater Draw]]
*[[White River (Texas)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cityofhalecenter.com/ City of Hale Center official website]
*{{Handbook of Texas|id= hjh01|name=Hale Center, TX}}
*{{Gnis|1358638|Hale Center, Texas}}

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{{Hale County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Hale County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:1893 establishments in Texas]]