Editing Orange Grove, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Orange Grove, Texas
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| map_caption        = Location in the state of Texas
| image_map1         = Jim Wells OrangeGrove.svg
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Jim Wells County, Texas|Jim Wells]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = 
| 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>
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| area_total_km2     = 2.80
| area_land_km2      = 2.80
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.08
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.08
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| elevation_m        = 59
| elevation_ft       = 194
| coordinates        = {{coord|27|57|22|N|97|56|21|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total   = 1165
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78372
| area_code          = [[Area code 361|361]]
| website            = 
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-54168<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>
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| blank1_info        = 1343303<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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'''Orange Grove''' is a city in [[Jim Wells County, Texas|Jim Wells County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 1,165 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==

Orange Grove is located in northeastern Jim Wells County at {{coord|27|57|22|N|97|56|21|W|type:city}} (27.956224, –97.939077).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Texas State Highway 359]] passes through the city, leading northeastward {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Mathis, Texas|Mathis]] and southwestward {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Alice, Texas|Alice]], the Jim Wells [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Orange Grove has a total area of {{convert|2.8|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Orange Grove city, Texas |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854168 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213094435/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854168 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 13, 2018 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1940 = 906
| 1950 = 935
| 1960 = 1109
| 1970 = 1075
| 1980 = 1212
| 1990 = 1175
| 2000 = 1288
| 2010 = 1318
| 2020 = 1165
| 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"
|+'''Orange Grove racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4854168&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |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)
|525
|45.06%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|4
|0.34%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|6
|0.52%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|2
|0.17%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|25
|2.15%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|603
|51.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,165'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,165 people, 394 households, and 240 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,288 people, 473 households, and 339 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,192.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 515 housing units at an average density of {{convert|476.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.16% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.07% 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 50.31% of the population.

There were 473 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,981, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,105 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,082. About 13.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

==N.A.L.F. Orange Grove==
The [[Base Realignment and Closure|BRAC]] decision to close [[Naval Air Station Chase Field]] near [[Beeville, Texas|Beeville]] led to an increase in Pilot Training Rate (PTR) and the physical number of aircraft stationed at [[NAS Kingsville]] in [[Kleberg County, Texas|Kleberg County]]. Currently {{When?|date=February 2024}}, 70 T-45 trainer aircraft have arrived. In recognition of the increased congestion at Kingsville, the Navy made a significant investment in improving the facilities and capabilities of the [[Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Orange Grove|Auxiliary Landing Field]] (ALF) at Orange Grove, about {{convert|5|mi|0}} southwest of town. The terminal airspace at Kingsville was expanded to include Orange Grove, and the ALF serves as an overflow relief from the primary airfield.

Hunting and fishing at [[NALF Orange Grove]] and Escondido Ranch is authorized in accordance with station directives and state and federal laws. Naval Air Station (NAS) Located in Kingsville, NAS Kingsville  decided to play seasonal host to the burrowing owl. The South Texas Naval air station, in a partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey's Texas Gulf Coast Field Research Station, the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend Ambassadors, will offer an open field with artificial burrows for the burrowing owls, which are anticipated to stay there over the winter, beginning in October. The Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) in Orange Grove also will have artificial burrows. NAS Kingsville has 18 artificial burrows, as does NALF Orange Grove. The burrows are organized in three groups of six sets, with each group being approximately {{convert|100|yd|m}} apart.

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

==References==
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{{Jim Wells County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Jim Wells County, Texas]]