Editing Stinnett, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Stinnett, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| image_caption      = Hutchinson County Courthouse
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| map_caption        = Location of Stinnett, Texas
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hutchinson County, Texas|Hutchinson]]

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| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.98
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| elevation_ft       = 3176

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total   = 1650
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| utc_offset         = -6
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 79083
| area_code          = [[Area code 806|806]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-70340 <ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website            = [http://www.cityofstinnett.com/ cityofstinnett.com]
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'''Stinnett''' ({{IPAc-en|s|t|ᵻ|ˈ|n|ɛ|t}} {{respell|sti|NET|'}}) is a [[city]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Hutchinson County, Texas]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 1,650 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" />

==History==
Stinnett was established in 1926<ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=hjs26|name=STINNETT, TX}}</ref> by A.P. (Ace) Borger, better known as the founder of [[Borger, Texas|Borger]], a larger community in the county, and his brother Lester Andrew (Pete) Borger.<ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=fbo85|name=BORGER, ASA PHILLIP}}</ref> In September 1926, Stinnett replaced [[Plemons, Texas|Plemons]], which later became a [[ghost town]], as the Hutchinson County seat. The courthouse, built in 1927 in the [[Spanish Renaissance]] style, was financed from [[petroleum]] money. The structure, designed by the [[architect]] W.F. Townes, consists of brown brick and cut white stone.<ref>Texas Historical Commission marker at Hutchinson County Courthouse, Stinnett, Texas</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Stinnett has a [[semiarid climate]], ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=70614&cityname=Stinnett%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Stinnett, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
[[Image:Stinnett sign IMG 0596.JPG|thumb|left|Stinnett welcome sign near the intersection of [[Texas State Highway 207|Texas Highways 207]] and [[Texas State Highway 152|152]]]]
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 377
| 1940 = 635
| 1950 = 1170
| 1960 = 2695
| 1970 = 2014
| 1980 = 2222
| 1990 = 2166
| 2000 = 1936
| 2010 = 1881
| 2020 = 1650
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Stinnett racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4870340&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)
|1,268
|76.85%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|15
|0.91%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|23
|1.39%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3
|0.18%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|2
|0.12%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|95
|5.76%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|244
|14.79%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,650'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,650 people, 521 households, and 367 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], 1,936 people, 765 households, and 554 families lived in the city. The population density was {{convert|972.8|pd/sqmi}}. The 870 housing units averaged {{cvt|437.2|/sqmi}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 91.58% White, 0.26% African American, 1.29% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 3.98% from other races, and 2.69% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 7.54%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 765 households, 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were not families. About 26.1% of households were one person and 13.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.

The age distribution was 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. 
The median household income was $33,387 and the median family income  was $42,969. Males had a median income of $35,395 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,242. About 7.9% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The City of Stinnett is served by the [[Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School District]].  It was a part of the Stinnett Independent School District until July 1, 1987, when it merged into the PSP CISD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/Consolidations%20and%20Annexations%20thru%202017-18.pdf|title=CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS|publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]]|date=2018-09-10|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Donny Anderson]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] player, though born in [[Borger, Texas|Borger]], he graduated in 1961 from Stinnett High School.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Stinnett, Texas}}
* [http://www.cityofstinnett.com City of Stinnett]

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