Editing Imperial, Texas

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|official_name            = Imperial, Texas
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Pecos County, Texas|Pecos]]

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|population_total         = 294
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|postal_code              = 79743
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|blank_info               = 48-35828<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              = 1359897<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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'''Imperial''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Pecos County, Texas|Pecos County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 294 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Imperial+CDP,+Texas|title=Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2020 Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Texas: 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
Imperial is located at {{coord|31|16|19|N|102|41|45|W|type:city}} (31.271968, -102.695799).<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 intersection of Farm Roads [[Farm to Market Road 11|11]] and [[Farm to Market Road 1053|1053]], four miles south of the [[Pecos River]] and approximately 30 miles northeast of [[Fort Stockton, Texas|Fort Stockton]] in northern Pecos County.<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/WestTexasTowns/Imperial-Texas.htm | title = Imperial, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date =  | accessdate = 2009-06-23}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==History==
The community was settled in the early 1900s. The site was originally known as Redlands from 1908 to around 1910, when it was renamed after [[California]]'s [[Imperial Valley (California)|Imperial Valley]].<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hli01 | title = Imperial, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date = | accessdate = 2009-06-23}}</ref>  A post office and school were opened in 1910 and a townsite was laid out on land owned by Benjamin E. Bush one year later. Water from the [[Pecos River]] was diverted and a small dam was built west of the community.<ref name="Texas Escapes"/> An irrigation canal was constructed through Imperial in an attempt to attract new residents, but the area's water had a high salt content, which made farming unproductive. The population was approximately 25 in the mid-1920s, but had increased tenfold by 1949.<ref name="Texas Escapes"/> Imperial's population approached 1,000 by the late 1960s with twenty-six businesses operating in the community. The number of inhabitants continued to decline during the latter half of the twentieth century.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/>
 
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 
|2020= 294
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|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|website=[[United States 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> 
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 428 people, 156 households, and 126 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|101.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 245 housing units at an average density of {{convert|57.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.93% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 14.02% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 36.92% of the population.

There were 156 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $28,333. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $20,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,464. About 18.5% of families and 24.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Imperial is served by the [[Buena Vista Independent School District]] and home to the [[Buena Vista High School (Texas)|Buena Vista High School]] Longhorns.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hli01 "Imperial (Pecos County)" in the Handbook of Texas]

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