Editing Nordheim, Texas

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| subdivision_name2        = [[DeWitt County, Texas|DeWitt]]

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| population_total         = 336
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| postal_code              = 78141
| area_code                = [[Area code 361|361]]
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| blank_info               = 48-51792<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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'''Nordheim''' is a city in [[DeWitt County, Texas|DeWitt County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 336 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4851792| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nordheim city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 8, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213045116/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4851792| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
Nordheim was founded in 1895 as a [[Siding (rail)|railway siding]] known as Weldon Switch along the [[San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway]]. The area became a settlement primarily of [[Texas Germans|German immigrants]]. H. Runge and Company—owning much of the surrounding area—along with other local figures laid out the townsite. In 1896, the community was renamed after [[Nordheim, Baden-Württemberg]] the German hometown of Runge’s president, William Frobese.

By the turn of the century, the town had developed essential services and infrastructure, including stores, a [[cotton gin]], a school, a Lutheran church, and telephone and telegraph connections. The arrival of the Davy Crockett passenger train line in 1901 allowed for the construction of a town [[Train station|passenger depot]]. One year later, in 1902 a local newspaper named ''The Nordheim View'' was launched. A hotel and a bank soon followed, and Nordheim became a hub for shipping cotton, poultry, and other crops. Social life centered around German clubs and organizations such as the [[Schützenverein|Schuetzen Verein]] shooting club and the Nordheim [[Brass band|Brass Band]]. Beginning in 1906, Local poultry growers and cotton, [[Market garden|truck-crop]], and lumber shippers were garnering praise in the nearby town newspaper the ''Cuero Star'', describing German farmers of Nordheim as a “better class”. Between 1902 and 1915 the community’s population climbed significantly—alongside eight [[Western saloon|saloons]]—prompting incorporation in 1917 when state law restricted unincorporated towns from licensing alcohol outlets. In 1922 [[Ku Klux Klan]] from nearby town [[Runge, Texas|Runge]] had threatened to violently protest the Nordheim [[Silver jubilee|Silver Jubilee]], in reaction to the presence of alcohol and gambling. Nordheim locals had responded claiming they would be “ready to meet the challenge”, causing the Ku Klux Klan back down. 

The [[Nordheim Independent School District]] formed in 1927 through the consolidation of rural schools—full accreditation followed by 1946. On May 6, 1930, a [[cyclone]] struck, killing and injuring several townspeople; emergency supplies arrived by air.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Addison |first=Brandi D. |title=From Texas' deadliest tornado to its strongest: Why May 11 is an important date in weather |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/weather/2025/05/11/worst-deadliest-strongest-tornadoes-texas-history-waco-lubbock-wichita-falls/83537883007/#:~:text=Karnes%E2%80%93DeWitt%20counties%20%E2%80%93%20May%206,killed,%20and%2060%20were%20injured. |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> Though the [[Great Depression]] and storm damage led to business closures and an exodus of residents, the 1934 discovery of oil and gas provided new employment. Through the mid-20th century, Nordheim slowly rebuilt its commercial base and residential neighborhoods. In 1952 the local paper relocated and became the DeWitt County View, printed in [[Yorktown, Texas|Yorktown]].

In the decades that followed, the town’s population and number of businesses declined; its last cotton gin closed in 1970. Yet German cultural traditions endured: the Schuetzen Verein hall remained in use into the late 1980s, [[May Day|May Fest]] and [[Harvest festival|Harvest Fest]] continued, and the brass band—long lauded as Texas’s oldest continuously active German ensemble—played until shortly after 1972. A museum honoring local history opened in the fire station in April 1986. The town also gained cinematic fame when [[Paris, Texas (film)|Paris, Texas]] filmed scenes there in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=History and Heritage of Nordheim, Texas |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/nordheim-tx |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==

Nordheim is located in southwestern DeWitt County at {{coord|28|55|24|N|97|36|48|W|type:city}} (28.923345, –97.613449).<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> [[Texas State Highway 72]] forms the southern border of the city and leads northeastward {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Cuero, Texas|Cuero]], the [[county seat]], and southwest {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Kenedy, Texas|Kenedy]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Nordheim has a total area of {{convert|1.3|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 443
|1930= 400
|1940= 411
|1950= 477
|1960= 407
|1970= 369
|1980= 369
|1990= 344
|2000= 323
|2010= 307
|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=336}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Nordheim racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4851792&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)
|189
|56.25%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|7
|2.08%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.3%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1
|0.3%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|1
|0.3%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|11
|3.27%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|126
|37.5%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''336'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 336 people, 200 households, and 81 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 323 people, 136 households, and 87 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|680.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 170 housing units at an average density of {{convert|358.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 80.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 17.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 39.32% of the population.

There were 136 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $43,438. Males had a median income of $30,536 versus $22,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,125. About 3.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Nordheim is served by the Nordheim Independent School District.

==In the media==
Some of the scenes in the movie ''Paris, Texas'' were filmed at the Broadway Bar in Nordheim.

==Notable person==

* [[Santiago J. Erevia]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient; was born in Nordheim<ref>[https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/valor24/recipients/erevia/?f=recipient_list Valor24 Medal of Honor-Sergeant Santiago J. Erevia]</ref>

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