Editing Penelope, Texas

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| official_name      = Penelope, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| image_skyline      = Penelope grocery.JPG
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| image_caption      = Downtown Penelope
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| map_caption        = Location of Penelope, Texas
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| subdivision_name   = United States
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hill County, Texas|Hill]]
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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     = 2.64
| area_land_km2      = 2.57
| area_water_km2     = 0.07
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.02
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.99
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 180
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| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_ft       = 571
| coordinates        = {{coord|31|51|31|N|96|55|41|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 76676
| area_code          = [[Area code 254|254]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-56672<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>
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'''Penelope''' is a town in [[Hill County, Texas|Hill County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 180 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==

Penelope is located in southeastern Hill County in [[Central Texas]]. It is {{convert|4|mi|0}} southwest of [[Malone, Texas|Malone]] and {{convert|20|mi}} southeast of [[Hillsboro, Texas|Hillsboro]], the [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Penelope has a total area of {{convert|2.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.07|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 2.56%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Penelope town, Texas |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4856672 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213110752/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4856672 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=March 9, 2018 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1930 = 211
| 1940 = 240
| 1950 = 243
| 1960 = 226
| 1970 = 212
| 1980 = 235
| 1990 = 210
| 2000 = 211
| 2010 = 198
| 2020 = 180
| 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><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Penelope, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Penelope%20town,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 211 people, 84 households, and 53 families resided in the town. The population density was {{convert|206.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 102 housing units averaged  99.9 per square mile (38.6/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the town was 78.67% White, 6.16% African American, 13.74% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 25.59% of the population.

Of the 84 households, 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were not families. About 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the town, the population was distributed as 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,667, and for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $24,286 versus $20,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,739. About 3.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.0% of those under the age of 18 and 40.0% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The town is served by the [[Penelope Independent School District]] and is home to the [[Penelope High School]] Wolverines.

==References==
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{{Hill County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Hill County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]