Editing Rule, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Rule, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Downtown Rule
| image_map          = Haskell County Rule.svg
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| pushpin_label      = Rule
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| 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  = [[Haskell County, Texas|Haskell]]
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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     = 1.80
| area_land_km2      = 1.80
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.70
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.70
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 561
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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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       = 1680
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|10|55|N|99|53|36|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 79547-79548
| area_code          = [[Area code 940|940]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-63752<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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| blank1_info        = 2412582<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412582}}</ref>
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'''Rule''' is a town in [[Haskell County, Texas|Haskell County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 561 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name=":0" /> down from 636 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4863752| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rule town, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 8, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213112106/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4863752| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The community was named for W. A. Rule, a railroad man.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moyer |first1=Armond |last2=Moyer |first2=Winifred |title=The Origins of Unusual Place-Names |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=117 |year=1958 |publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates |page=113}}</ref>

==Geography==
Rule is in western Haskell County at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 380#Texas|U.S. Route 380]] and [[Texas State Highway 6]]. US 380 leads east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Haskell, Texas|Haskell]], the [[county seat]], and west {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Old Glory, Texas|Old Glory]], while Highway 6 leads north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Rochester, Texas|Rochester]] and south {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Stamford, Texas|Stamford]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Rule has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Rule has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=499314&cityname=Rule%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Rule, Texas]</ref>

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| location    = Rule, Texas (1991-2020)
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| Jan high F  =56.1
| Feb high F  =60.3
| Mar high F  =68.9
| Apr high F  =77.9
| May high F  =85.5
| Jun high F  =92.7
| Jul high F  =96.6
| Aug high F  =95.9
| Sep high F  =87.9
| Oct high F  =78.2
| Nov high F  =66.0
| Dec high F  =57.2
| year high F =
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =42.8
| Feb mean F  =46.4
| Mar mean F  =54.7
| Apr mean F  =63.2
| May mean F  =72.3
| Jun mean F  =80.3
| Jul mean F  =84.1
| Aug mean F  =83.2
| Sep mean F  =75.4
| Oct mean F  =64.7
| Nov mean F  =52.7
| Dec mean F  =44.2
| year mean F =
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =29.4
| Feb low F  =32.5
| Mar low F  =40.6
| Apr low F  =48.5
| May low F  =59.1
| Jun low F  =68.0
| Jul low F  =71.6
| Aug low F  =70.5
| Sep low F  =62.8
| Oct low F  =51.2
| Nov low F  =39.4
| Dec low F  =31.2
| year low F =
| Jan dew point F =27.7
| Feb dew point F =31.0
| Mar dew point F =37.3
| Apr dew point F =44.5
| May dew point F =55.0
| Jun dew point F =62.7
| Jul dew point F =63.3
| Aug dew point F =62.6
| Sep dew point F =58.8
| Oct dew point F =48.8
| Nov dew point F =38.0
| Dec dew point F =29.9

| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =1.03
| Feb precipitation inch  =1.34
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.75
| Apr precipitation inch  =1.94
| May precipitation inch  =3.26
| Jun precipitation inch  =3.61
| Jul precipitation inch  =1.98
| Aug precipitation inch  =2.29
| Sep precipitation inch  =2.89
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.24
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.57
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.16
| year precipitation inch =

|source = PRISM Climate Group<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |title=Latitude: 33.1836   Longitude: -99.8940(30-year monthly normals) |access-date=24 March 2025 |website=prism.oregonstate.edu |publisher=Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering |publication-place=Oregon State University}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1910 = 891
| 1920 = 890
| 1930 = 1094
| 1940 = 1195
| 1950 = 1251
| 1960 = 1347
| 1970 = 1024
| 1980 = 1015
| 1990 = 783
| 2000 = 698
| 2010 = 636
| 2020 = 561
| 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 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Rule racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4863752&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 20, 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)
|366
|65.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|9
|1.6%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|5
|0.89%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.18%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|3
|0.53%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|26
|4.63%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|151
|26.92%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''561'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 561 people, 347 households, and 173 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 698 people, 300 households, and 207 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,003|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 386 housing units at an average density of {{convert|555|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 87.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.58% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 19.34% of the population.

There were 300 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,342, and the median income for a family was $30,069. Males had a median income of $22,708 versus $14,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,454. About 14% of the families and 20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Town of Rule is served by the [[Rule Independent School District]] and [[Rule High School (Texas)|Rule High School]].

==Notable people==
*[[Art Briles]], football coach and player
*[[Wes Kittley]], head coach of the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders track and field|Texas Tech Red Raiders track and field team]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lonestarconference.org/mobile/hof.aspx?hof=11|title=Wes Kittley. Lone Star Conference Bio.|website=www.lonestarconference.org|access-date=June 20, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjr02 Handbook of Texas Online]

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