Editing Miles, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Miles, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Miles, Texas
| image_map1         = Runnels County Miles.svg
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Runnels County, Texas|Runnels]]
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| 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_km2     = 4.41
| area_land_km2      = 4.41
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.70
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.70
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 875
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| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_ft       = 1808
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 76861
| area_code          = [[Area code 325|325]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-48396<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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'''Miles''' is a city in [[Runnels County, Texas|Runnels County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 875 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" />

The city was named after [[Johnathan Miles]], who donated $5,000 to a fund for an extension of a railroad track.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.6|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Miles city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4848396 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210231443/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4848396 |archive-date=February 10, 2020 |accessdate=March 21, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 1302
| 1920 = 853
| 1930 = 973
| 1940 = 814
| 1950 = 739
| 1960 = 626
| 1970 = 631
| 1980 = 720
| 1990 = 793
| 2000 = 850
| 2010 = 829
| 2020 = 875
| 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"
|+'''Miles racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4848396&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)
|497
|56.8%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2
|0.23%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.11%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|15
|1.71%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|360
|41.14%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''875'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 875 people, 337 households, and 241 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 850 people, 309 households, and 237 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|636.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 361 housing units at an average density of {{convert|270.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 78.00% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Asian, 19.88% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 37.29% of the population.

Of the 309 households, 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were not families. About 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city, the population was distributed as 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,461, and for a family was $34,000. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $20,789 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,148. About 15.2% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city is served by the [[Miles Independent School District]].

==References==
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{{Runnels County, Texas}}

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