Editing Muenster, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Muenster, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = Glockenspiel City
| image_skyline      = Muenster Texas Wood Carving, February 2013.jpg
| imagesize          = 200px
| image_caption      = A wood carving and feed mill in Muenster
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| map_caption        = Location of Muenster, Texas
| image_map1         = Cooke County Muenster.svg
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = Location in Cooke County
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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  = [[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke]]
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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|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 6.87
| area_land_km2      = 6.83
| area_water_km2     = 0.04
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.65
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.64
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1536
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 1014
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|39|10|N|97|22|22|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 76252
| area_code          = [[Area code 940|940]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-49932<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2411191<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411191}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://cityofmuenstertx.org}}
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'''Muenster''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʌ|n|s|t|ər}} {{respell|MUN|stər}}) is a city in western [[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]], [[Texas]], United States, along [[U.S. Route 82 in Texas|U.S. Route 82]]. The population was 1,536 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Muenster is a primarily German-Texan city.

==History==

In 1887, [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] constructed a line from [[Gainesville, Texas|Gainesville]] to [[Henrietta, Texas|Henrietta]] that passed through the site that would become Muenster. The town was subsequently founded in 1889 by [[German people|German]] [[Catholic]] [[German American|settlers]] Carl and Emil Flusche, who invited other German Catholics to join them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-08 |title=Muenster, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/muenster-tx |access-date=2024-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608110114/https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/muenster-tx |archive-date=June 8, 2024 }}</ref> The town was originally to be called "[[Westphalia]]", but since the name [[Westphalia, Texas]], was already taken, Muenster was selected instead in honor of [[Münster]], the capital of Westphalia, but these cities are not sister-cities.

Many residents still spoke [[German language|German]] in day-to-day life up until the [[First World War]], after which the language was no longer taught in the schools and steadily declined in use.

With more than 90% of the population German and Catholic, the city has preserved many German customs, and still produces traditional foods at the local meat market and ''Bäckerei''. An annual festival in April, Germanfest, includes beer, BBQ, German food, music, and bike and footraces. A ''[[Christkindlmarkt]]'' is held each year on [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] weekend.

Catholicism was so important to the early settlers that they built a school before a church was ever established. That school, [[Sacred Heart Catholic School (Muenster, Texas)|Sacred Heart Catholic School]], still exists today (one of only three high schools in the Fort Worth Diocese), along with the public [[Muenster Independent School District]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9506|sqm|acre|order=flip|1}}, or 0.14%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Muenster city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4849932 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213050522/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4849932 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=August 5, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Muenster has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=31614&cityname=Muenster%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Muenster, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1890 = 38
| 1930 = 459
| 1940 = 595
| 1950 = 900
| 1960 = 1190
| 1970 = 1411
| 1980 = 1408
| 1990 = 1387
| 2000 = 1556
| 2010 = 1544
| 2020 = 1536
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Muenster racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4849932&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |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)
|1,337
|87.04%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|5
|0.33%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|23
|1.5%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|4
|0.26%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|8
|0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|60
|3.91%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|99
|6.45%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,536'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 1,536 people, 525 households, and 330 families resided in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 1,556 people, 588 households, and 401 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,209.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 628 housing units averaged 488.1 per square mile (188.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 97.62% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. About  2.19% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 588 households, 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were not families. Around 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the city, the population was distributed as 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,125, and for a family was $48,000. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $22,697 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,638. About 4.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Augustine Danglmayr]], Auxiliary Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas]], was born in Muenster<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdangl.html|title=Bishop Augustine Danglmayr|publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy|access-date=2014-02-09}}</ref>  
* [[Dean L. Sicking]], inventor and traffic safety researcher
* [[Drew Springer]], District 30’s senator and lives in Muenster

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.ci.muenster.tx.us City of Muenster official website]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id= hjm19|name=Muenster}}

{{Cooke County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Cooke County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:German-American history]]