Editing Seagraves, Texas

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'''Seagraves''' is a city in [[Gaines County, Texas]], United States. Its population was 2,153 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" />

==History==
A post office at the home of S.J. Blythe occupied the area known as Blythe, Texas. In 1917, the [[Santa Fe Railroad]] moved into the vicinity, but the rail company ran into a problem. Santa Fe already had one town by that name located in [[Blythe, California]]. The company decided to change the name of this new location to honor Charles L. Seagraves, an employee who worked as a traveling agent and was favored by local residents. The Spearman Land Company building was the first to be erected, and the Higginbotham Bartlett Lumber Company followed shortly thereafter. Seagraves grew rapidly as a town, and in 1928, suffered a fire that burned a major portion of the business section. The only building left standing on the west side of Main Street was the Seagraves Motor Company, which led to the rebuilding of modern brick buildings, many of which remain today.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.seminoletxchamber.org/?content_id=13 | title=Seminole Texas Chamber of Commerce &#124; }}</ref>

==Geography==
Seagraves is located at {{coord|32|57|N|102|34|W|type:city_region:US|display=inline,title}}.<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1930 = 505
| 1940 = 3225
| 1950 = 2101
| 1960 = 2307
| 1970 = 2440
| 1980 = 2596
| 1990 = 2398
| 2000 = 2334
| 2010 = 2417
| 2020 = 2153
| 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" style="text-align:right"
|+Seagraves racial composition<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4866440&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-24|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 446
| 20.72%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 106
| 4.92%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 1
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/mixed]]
| 13
| 0.6%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,586
| 73.66%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]],  2,153 people, 730 households, and 528 families were residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 2,334 people, 812 households, and 616 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,609.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 977 housing units had an average density of {{convert|673.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 66.80% White, 6.08% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 23.31% from other races, and 3.04% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 55.91% of the population.

Of 812 households, 39.4% had children under 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were not families. About 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87, and the average family size was 3.40.

In the city, the population was distributed as 32.8% under 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,929, and for a family was $30,707. Males had a median income of $27,944 versus $16,181 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,253. About 22.3% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.8% of those under 18 and 22.0% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The City of Seagraves is served by the [[Seagraves Independent School District]] and home to the [[Seagraves High School]] Eagles.

==References==
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{{Gaines County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Gaines County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]