Editing Rogers, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Rogers, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| image_skyline            = Rogers Texas City Hall.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = Rogers City Hall
| image_flag               = 
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| map_caption              = Location of Rogers, Texas
| image_map1               = Bell Rogers.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Bell County, Texas|Bell]]
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| leader_name1             = 
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| established_date         = <!-- Area -->
| 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           = 2.75
| area_land_km2            = 2.67
| area_water_km2           = 0.08
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.06
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.03
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1113
| population_density_sq_mi = 1213.18
| population_density_km2   = 468.58
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 535
| coordinates              = {{coord|30|55|48|N|97|13|44|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 76569
| area_code                = [[Area code 254|254]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-62924<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>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2412570<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412570}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.cityofrogerstx.gov/index.php}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Rogers''' is a town in [[Bell County, Texas]], United States. The population was 1,113 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4862924| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204232/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4862924| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rogers town, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 11, 2014}}</ref> It is part of the [[Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area]].

==Geography==

Rogers is located in southeastern Bell County. [[U.S. Route 190#Texas|U.S. Route 190]] passes through the town, leading northwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Temple, Texas|Temple]] and southeast {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Cameron, Texas|Cameron]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.08|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 3.16%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 664
|1910= 1275
|1920= 1256
|1930= 1032
|1940= 911
|1950= 948
|1960= 936
|1970= 1030
|1980= 1242
|1990= 1131
|2000= 1117
|2010= 1218
|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=1113}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Rogers racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4862924&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 24, 2022 |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=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|529
|47.53%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|35
|3.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|5
|0.45%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|6
|0.54%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|51
|4.58%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|487
|43.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,113'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,113 people, 414 households, and 329 families residing in the town.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 1,117 people, 413 households, and 296 families resided in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,477.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 468 housing units averaged 619.2/sq&nbsp;mi (237.8/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the town was 75.38% White, 4.30% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 17.37% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 27.84% of the population.

Of the 413 households, 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were not  families. About 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the town, the population was distributed as 32.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,136, and for a family was $38,274. Males had a median income of $30,179 versus $20,385 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,893. About 13.3% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 25.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Town of Rogers is served by the [[Rogers Independent School District]].

==Notable people==

* [[Ki Aldrich]], (1916-1983) football player
* [[Alvin Ailey]], (1931–1989) dancer  and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
* [[Taylor Jungmann]], (b 1989) is a former professional baseball player, he played mostly for Milwaukee Brewers. 
* [[William D. McElroy]], (1917–1999) biochemist and academic administrator, born in Rogers.
* [[Hugh Shelley]], (1910–1978) played professional baseball for the Detroit Tigers.
* [[Joe Tex]], (1935–1982), was an American singer and musician

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://cityofrogerstx.gov/ City of Rogers official website]

{{Bell County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Bell County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]
[[Category:Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area]]