Editing Pawnee, Texas

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| official_name      = Pawnee, Texas
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Bee County, Texas|Bee]]

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| area_total_km2     = 13.6
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 140
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| elevation_m        = 117
| elevation_ft       = 384
| coordinates        = {{coord|28|38|58|N|98|0|6|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78145
| area_code          = [[Area code 361|361]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-56252<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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| blank1_info        = 1364905<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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'''Pawnee''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Bee County, Texas|Bee County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 140 at the 2020 census.

==Geography==
Pawnee is located in northwestern Bee County at {{coord|28|38|58|N|98|0|6|W|type:city}} (28.649307, -98.001649).<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]] runs through the community, leading northeastward {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Kenedy, Texas|Kenedy]] and southwestward {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Interstate 37]], near [[Three Rivers, Texas|Three Rivers]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|13.6|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pawnee CDP, Texas |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4856252 |accessdate=April 10, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Attractions==
Pawnee is known for its excellent dove, quail, and white tail deer hunting.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 201
| 2010 = 166
| 2020 = 140
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Pawnee, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Pawnee%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
}}

Pawnee was first listed as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/>  

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Pawnee CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Pawnee CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4856252&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pawnee CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4856252&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pawnee CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4856252&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|19
|37
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25
|9.45%
|22.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.86%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.50%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.43%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|1.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.43%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|181
|127
|style='background: #ffffe6; |111
|90.05%
|76.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79.29%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''201'''
|'''166'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''140'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 201 people, 75 households, and 54 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|38.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 93 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.8|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 41.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 90.05% of the population.

There were 75 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the CDP was $35,500, and the median income for a family was $57,000. Males had a median income of $46,042 versus $37,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $21,165. About 17.0% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 35.8% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Pawnee is served by the [[Pawnee Independent School District]] for grades preK-8.

==Area information==
The small town consists of one convenience store, a US post office, an [[Pawnee ISD|Independent School District]], a mechanic service, a natural gas plant, a cabinet maker, a volunteer fire department, an excavation company, a community center, and several churches.

The Pawnee area has gradually been increasing in the exploration and production of [[natural gas]]. Just driving around the community and ranches, you can see wells and new rigs going up.

Pawnee has more recently welcomed [[Rapid Communications|Almega Cable]] and Ranch Wireless to the community. Ranch Wireless provides wireless internet and Almega Cable provides Cable internet to the citizens of Pawnee. Almega has also established a computer center for the community to access the internet free of cost. The center is called the Pawnee Community Connect Center.

==Religion==
The small community boasts five churches. The churches are Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Iglesia Bautista Y Manuela, and Church of Christ.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlp12 ''Handbook of Texas'' Online article]

{{Bee County, Texas}}

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