Editing New Deal, Texas

{{short description|Town in Lubbock County, Texas, United States}}
{{About|a town formerly known as Monroe|other communities with that name|Monroe, Texas (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Lubbock County, Texas|Lubbock]]
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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1909
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| elevation_ft       = 3300
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| population_total   = 730
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| timezone1          = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1        = -6
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 79350
| area_code_type     = Area code
| area_code          = [[Area code 806|806]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.cityofnewdealtx.com/}}
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| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-50916
| 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     = 6.04
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'''New Deal''' is a town in [[Lubbock County, Texas|Lubbock County]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1363706|New Deal}}</ref> The population was 730 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" /> It is part of the [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] [[Lubbock metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and the [[Llano Estacado]] region.

==History==
New Deal was originally known as '''Monroe''', named for Monroe G. Abernathy, a local landowner.<ref name=Handbook>{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hln32 | title  = New Deal, TX | first = Charles G. | last = Davis | date = November 27, 2010 | work = Handbook of Texas Online | accessdate = December 3, 2010}}</ref> The town was originally developed as a train station loading site. People began to settle there and that is why the town was built alongside the railroad tracks and highway. The train identification name for the township still reads Monroe alongside the railroad tracks. Some time afterward the town wanted a post office and requested the permit for the Monroe Postal Station. Because there was already a town in Texas with the name Monroe City, the U.S. postal department changed the name of the town to [[New Deal]] after [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s programs and to go along with the consolidated school system's name.<ref name=Handbook/> This information was all developed when the school system had to write a history when applying for a federal grant. In 1970, the township was incorporated by the vote of its citizens. The city of Lubbock, Texas, was planning some annexation of surrounding lands and the people of the New Deal area decided to incorporate rather than be annexed to the city of Lubbock. A local farmer, Billy Fortenberry, was the first mayor. In 1970, Ray Edell West, a city councilman for three years, became the mayor. Under his mayoral direction in the next 7 years, the town built a City Hall and a Volunteer Fire Department building.

==Geography==
New Deal is located on the level plains of the [[Llano Estacado]], just to the north of [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] at {{Coord|33.734048|-101.835862|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}} (33.734048, –101.835862).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.25%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): New Deal town, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4850916 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212195629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4850916 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=January 18, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, New Deal has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=722670&cityname=New+Deal%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for New Deal, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
| 1980 = 637
| 1990 = 521
| 2000 = 708
| 2010 = 794
| 2020 = 730
| 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"
|+'''New Deal racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4850916&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 20, 2022 |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=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|413
|56.58%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|14
|1.92%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|2
|0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|17
|2.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|284
|38.9%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''730'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 730 people, 360 households, and 269 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 708 people, 235 households and 192 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|684.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 262 housing units at an average density of {{convert|253.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 74.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.99% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 21.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 41.10% of the population.

There were 235 households, of which 46.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.

Age distribution was 34.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The [[median household income]] was $38,077, and the median family income was $40,573. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $19,091 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,695. About 11.8% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Town of New Deal is served by the [[New Deal Independent School District]]. The school system was segregated until fall 1968. The school system was originally known as Monroe Schools but, in later years, as small school systems began to close, the Monroe schools incorporated with several others and took the name of the New Deal Consolidated Schools.

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]
* [[BNSF Railway]]
* [[Llano Estacado]]
* [[Blackwater Draw]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lubbock County, Texas]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|New Deal, Texas}}
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hln32|name=New Deal, Texas}}
* [https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/lubbock-tx/cropping-systems-research-laboratory/wind-erosion-and-water-conservation-research/docs/llano/ Photos of the Llano Estacado]


{{Lubbock County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Lubbock County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]
[[Category:Lubbock metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1909 establishments in Texas]]