Editing Hungerford, Texas

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| official_name      = Hungerford, Texas
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Wharton County, Texas|Wharton]]

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| area_total_km2     = 4.7
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.8
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<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
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| population_total   = 390
| population_density_km2 = auto

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| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS>{{Gnis|1338297|Hungerford, Texas}}. Retrieved on December 24, 2018.</ref>
| elevation_m        = 32
| elevation_ft       = 105
| coordinates        = {{coord|29|23|57|N|96|4|37|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 77448
| area_code          = [[Area code 979|979]]
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'''Hungerford''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in northeastern [[Wharton County, Texas|Wharton County]], [[Texas]], United States. <!--[[Interstate 69]]/-->[[U.S. Route 59]], [[Texas State Highway 60]], and [[Farm to Market Road 1161]] intersect in the community. The [[Kansas City Southern Railway Co.]] passes through Hungerford. The population was 390 at the 2020 census. It is located on what in the 1820s was part of colonist Alexander Jackson's land grant north of [[George E. Quinan]]'s home. By the 1870s, the Quinan settlement grew up a short distance away, but its residents moved to the new town when the railroad came through Hungerford.

==Geography==
Hungerford is located at {{coord|29|23|57|N|96|4|37|W|type:city}} (29.399122, -96.077019).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 1.8&nbsp;square miles (4.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

==History==
Alexander Jackson was one of the [[Old Three Hundred]] colonists from the United States who accepted land grants from [[Stephen F. Austin]]. The Alexander Jackson league was a strip of land which was bounded on the southwest by the [[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado River]], just northwest of present-day [[Wharton, Texas|Wharton]] and ran northeast beyond West Bernard Creek.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wharton County Pictorial History: 1846-1946 |volume=1|year=1993 |publisher=Eakin Press |location=Austin, Texas |editor=Wharton County Historical Commission |page=1 }}</ref> After the [[Texas Revolution]], the [[Republic of Texas]] set up a short-lived ordnance depot called Post West Bernard Station at a location {{convert|3.5|mi|km|1}} northwest of present-day Hungerford.<ref>See photo of Post West Bernard Station historical marker.</ref> Its purpose was to recondition weapons captured at the [[Battle of San Jacinto]] and to watch for a possible invasion by the Mexican army.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wharton County Pictorial History: 1846-1946 |volume=1|year=1993 |publisher=Eakin Press |location=Austin, Texas |editor=Wharton County Historical Commission |page=3 }}</ref>

In 1872, the village of Quinan was founded approximately {{convert|0.25|mi|km|1}} west of present-day Hungerford.<ref>See photo of Quinan Community historical marker.</ref> The Quinan post office was established in 1874 in the general store owned by John C. Habermacher, who also served as postmaster. Habermacher was once a member of [[Edwin Booth]]'s acting troupe.{{sfn|Hudgins|2010}} His wife, Annie Thatcher, was Alexander Jackson's granddaughter.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wharton County Pictorial History: 1846-1946 |volume=1|year=1993 |publisher=Eakin Press |location=Austin, Texas |editor=Wharton County Historical Commission |page=144 }}</ref> In 1882, the [[New York, Texas and Mexican Railway]] was built through the newly surveyed town of Hungerford, which was in the adjacent George W. Singleton league. Most of Quinan's businesses moved to the railroad, followed by the post office in 1883.{{sfn|Hudgins|2010}} The new town was named after Daniel E. Hungerford, who was the father-in-law of the railroad's major investor, [[John William Mackay]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Wharton County Pictorial History: 1846-1946 |volume=1|year=1993 |publisher=Eakin Press |location=Austin, Texas |editor=Wharton County Historical Commission |page=145 }}</ref>

In 1885, Hungerford boasted 200 residents, several churches, a steam cotton gin, a gristmill, and a school. In 1908, the town became the headquarters for the J. D. Hudgins Ranch. In 1926, the Strouhal Tire Recapping Company opened in Hungerford. That year, the town had 13 businesses, including three general stores. Five different area schools counted a total of 259 black students, 189 white students, and 13 teachers. The 1927 [[poll tax]] enumerated 85 white voters and 64 black voters. In 1961 the population was 450 and 18 commercial establishments were in town. By that year, the train no longer stopped at Hungerford. In 1973, the local school district stopped operating and its students were absorbed by four nearby districts.{{sfn|Hudgins|2010}}

In the 1980s, there were 500 residents and most business was seasonal: hunting and harvesting cotton, grain, and pecans. In 1980, the Teen Challenge of South Texas New Life Rehabilitation Center bought the former black school. Between its opening and 1990, its enrollment increased from 150 to 250.{{sfn|Hudgins|2010}} In 2018, it was the Straightway Training Center, a Christian-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Straightway Training Center |url=http://www.straightway.org/index.htm |accessdate=December 30, 2018 }}</ref> In 1986, the [[Texas Historical Commission]] located four markers in Hungerford. In the late 1980s, U.S. Route 59 was rerouted to bypass Hungerford. In 2000, the population was 645.{{sfn|Hudgins|2010}}

<gallery widths="300px" heights="225px" >
File:Hungerford TX Railroad Marker.jpg|New York, Texas & Mexican Railroad historical marker
File:Hungerford TX West Bernard Marker.jpg|Post West Bernard Station historical marker
File:Hungerford TX Quinan Marker.jpg|Quinan Community historical marker
File:Hungerford TX Hudgins Ranch Marker.jpg|J. D. Hudgins Ranch historical marker
</gallery>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 645
| 2010 = 347
| 2020 = 390
|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<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Hungerford, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Hungerford%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
}}

Hungerford first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Hungerford CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Hungerford CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4835420&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hungerford CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4835420&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hungerford CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4835420&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|300
|133
|style='background: #ffffe6; |122
|46.51%
|38.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.28%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|200
|134
|style='background: #ffffe6; |128
|31.01%
|38.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.82%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.47%
|0.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.79%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|142
|77
|style='background: #ffffe6; |128
|22.02%
|22.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.82%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''645'''
|'''347'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''390'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 645 people, 169 households, and 117 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|352.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 177 housing units at an average density of {{convert|96.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 52.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 31.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 14.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 22.02% of the population.

There were 169 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.72.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,544, and the median income for a family was $55,781. Males had a median income of $34,688 versus $18,214 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,191. About 7.3% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[United States Postal Service]] Hungerford Post Office is located at 210 East Live Oak Street.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120716085933/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/45299?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Hungerford Post Office Location - HUNGERFORD]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.</ref>

<gallery widths="300px" heights="225px" >
File:Hungerford TX Post Office.jpg|US Post Office at Live Oak St. and Hwy. 60
File:Hungerford TX Volunteer Fire.jpg|Hungerford Volunteer Fire Station
File:Hungerford TX Community Center.jpg|Hungerford Community Center on Cypress St.
File:Hungerford TX Marker Stone.jpg|Granite rock displays four historical markers
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{Gnis|1338297|Hungerford, Texas}}
*{{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Hudgins|2010}}|reference={{Handbook of Texas|id=hlh56|name=HUNGERFORD, TX|author=Hudgins, Merle R.|date=June 15, 2010|retrieved=December 24, 2018}}}}
*{{cite book|title=Wharton County Pictorial History: 1846-1946 |volume=1|year=1993 |publisher=Eakin Press |location=Austin, Texas |editor=Wharton County Historical Commission }}

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