Editing Noonday, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Noonday, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = Noonday Texas Community Center 2019.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = City hall and library
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Noonday.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Noonday, Texas
| image_map1               = Smith County Noonday.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = 
<!-- Location -->
| 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        = [[Smith County, Texas|Smith]]
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| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = Type A General Law Municipality
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = 
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
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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           = 5.45
| area_land_km2            = 5.40
| area_water_km2           = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.10
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.08
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 612
| population_density_sq_mi = 346.45
| population_density_km2   = 133.79
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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             = 446
| coordinates              = {{coord|32|15|02|N|95|23|37|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 75762
| area_code                = [[Area codes 430 and 903|430, 903]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-51756<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>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2411264<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411264}}</ref>
| website                  = 
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}}
'''Noonday''' is a city in [[Smith County, Texas]], United States. The population was 612 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Tyler, Texas]] [[Tyler metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

Noonday is perhaps best known for the "Noonday Onion," reputed  to be one of the sweetest onions available.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} An onion must be grown within a ten-mile radius of Noonday in order to be considered a "''Noonday Onion''". The "Noonday Onion Festival" is held each year in May.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 2.0&nbsp;square miles (5.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 466
|2000= 515
|2010= 777
|2020= 612
|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>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Noonday racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4851756&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |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)
|435
|71.08%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|70
|11.44%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|3
|0.49%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|6
|0.98%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|9
|1.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|17
|2.78%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|72
|11.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''612'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 612 people, 245 households, and 122 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 515 people, 206 households, and 152 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|258.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|111.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.50% of the population.

There were 206 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,625, and the median income for a family was $58,929. Males had a median income of $38,438 versus $23,036 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,594. About 4.6% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
In 1884 the City of Noonday had one District School; in 1894 there were two schools. Records show in 1903 there was one school with three teachers and 50 students and another with two teachers and 122 students. By 1969 the schools had been absorbed into the Bullard Independent School District. Currently, the City of Noonday is served by the [[Tyler Independent School District]].

==Public Services==
The Noonday Volunteer Fire Department provides fire protection to those who reside in the city limits, in addition to the outlying surrounding area. While a majority of the department is volunteers, a crew of paid firemen man the station during the week.

The Noonday City Marshal's Office provides law enforcement services in the city. The Smith County Sheriff's Office out of [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]] also serves the area.

==References==
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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Smith County, Texas]]