Editing Potosi, Texas

{{short description|Census-designated place in Taylor County, Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| population_total   = 3947
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| area_code          = [[Area code 325|325]]
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'''Potosi''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Taylor County, Texas|Taylor County]], [[Texas]], United States. Its population was 2,991 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-45.pdf|title=Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Texas: 2010}}</ref> It is part of the [[Abilene, Texas]] [[Abilene metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

==Geography==
Potosi is located along [[Farm to Market Road 1750|FM 1750]], approximately nine miles south of Abilene in east-central Taylor County.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlp43 | title = Potosi, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2009-01-13}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 18.5&nbsp;sq mi (47.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Potosi has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps, typically characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  Potosi also borders the neighboring [[semiarid climate]] (Köppen ''BSh'' or ''BSk'') of the west-central Texas region,  which has characteristically long, hot summers and short, moderate winters.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification|url = http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/|journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.|date = 2007-10-11|issn = 1607-7938|pages = 1633–1644|volume = 11|issue = 5|doi = 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007|first1 = M. C.|last1 = Peel|first2 = B. L.|last2 = Finlayson|first3 = T. A.|last3 = McMahon| bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |doi-access = free}}</ref>

==History==
The first settlers in the area were the Pollard family in the 1870s. In 1893, R.A. Pollard applied for a post office and chose the name Potosi after the [[Mexico|Mexican]] city of [[San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí|San Luis Potosí]].<ref name="Texas Handbook"/> An estimated 100 inhabitants were living in the community in 1896. By 1940, 80 residents, a school, a church, four businesses, and a number of dwellings were there. In 1949, Potosi's school consolidated with the [[Wylie Independent School District (Taylor County, Texas)|Wylie Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://m.reporternews.com/news/2006/Jan/27/wylie-isd-started-with-only-13-students | title = Wylie ISD started with only 13 students | newspaper = Abilene Reporter-News | date = 2006-01-27 | access-date = 2009-01-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715174127/http://m.reporternews.com/news/2006/Jan/27/wylie-isd-started-with-only-13-students/ | archive-date = 2011-07-15 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

The population declined to 20 during the 1950s, and rose to 149 in 1968. Significant growth in the area, aided by its proximity to Abilene, began to occur in the late 1980s, and by 1992, 1,441 people were living in Potosi.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/> That growth has continued to date, as new subdivisions are being constructed and expanded along FM 1750, the main route through Potosi. They include Deerwood, Pack Saddle Prairie, Blackhawk Estates, Pack Saddle Farms, Seven Winds, and Pack Saddle Meadows.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 3947
|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 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Potosi racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4859108&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |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)
|3,112
|78.84%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|42
|1.06%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|13
|0.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|61
|1.55%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|11
|0.28%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|21
|0.53%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|176
|4.46%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|511
|12.95%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,947'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,947 people, 1,266 households, and 1,032 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  1,664 people, 589 households, and 501 families resided in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 90.1 people/sq mi (34.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The 624 housing units averaged 33.8/sq&nbsp;mi (13.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 95.25% White, 0.66% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.04% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.23% of the population.

Of the 589 households, 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were not families; 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the CDP, the age distribution was 27.6% under 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65  or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,438, and for a family was $56,471. Males had a median income of $38,839 versus $20,822 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,997. About 9.5% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community of Potosi is served by the [[Wylie Independent School District (Taylor County, Texas)|Wylie Independent School District]] of Abilene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48441_taylor/DC20SD_C48441.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Taylor County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-22}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48441_taylor/DC20SD_C48441_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Services==
The residents of Potosi, Texas receive water from the Potosi Water Supply Corporation, and they are protected by the Potosi Volunteer Fire Department.

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Texas]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Potosi, Texas}}
* [http://www.potosifiredepartment.com Potosi Volunteer Fire Department]


{{Taylor County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Taylor County, Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]
[[Category:Abilene metropolitan area]]