Childress, Texas
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Childress (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) (established 1887; incorporated 1890) is a city in and the county seat of Childress County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,737 at the 2020 census.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>
The city and county were named after George Campbell Childress, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, who was the principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The county and city were incorporated more than four decades after Childress' death.<ref>H. W. Brands, Lone Star Nation (Anchor Books, 2005), Template:ISBN</ref>
Demographics
[edit]2020 U.S. Census
[edit]| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (NH) | 3,023 | 52.69% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 560 | 9.76% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 20 | 0.35% |
| Asian (NH) | 51 | 0.89% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 2 | 0.03% |
| Some other race (NH) | 14 | 0.24% |
| Mixed/multiracial (NH) | 173 | 3.02% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,894 | 33.01% |
| Total | 5,737 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,737 people, 1,936 households, and 1,316 families residing in the city.
2000 U.S. Census
[edit]As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 6,778 people, 2,116 households, and 1,369 families wereresiding in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. The 2,554 housing units had an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 64.52% White, 15.65% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 17.13% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 22.37% of the population.
Of the 2,116 households, 31.3% had children under 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were not families. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city, the age distribution was 21.7% under 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 147.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 157.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,536, and for a family was $33,323. Males had a median income of $25,365 versus $19,442 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,708. About 14.6% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is covered by water.
Childress is bordered on the west by Hall County, on the southeast by Hardeman County, on the northeast by Harmon County, Oklahoma, on the north by Collingsworth County, and on the south by Cottle County.<ref name="tstg">Texas Department of Transportation, Texas State Travel Guide, 2007, pp. 114–115</ref>
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Childress has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Childress was Template:Convert on June 27, 1994 and June 26, 2011, while the coldest temperature recorded was Template:Convert on January 17, 1930.<ref name = NOWData/>
Government and politics
[edit]The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Childress Distribution Center and the Roach prison in Childress.<ref>"Childress Distribution Center Template:Webarchive." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.</ref><ref>"Roach Unit Template:Webarchive." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.</ref>
In December 2015, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer voted Childress ninth among the 10 "most conservative" cities in the United States in regard to political contributions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Education
[edit]Template:Unsourced section Childress is served by the Childress Independent School District, which operates an elementary school (prekindergarten to grade 5), Childress Elementary School, middle school (grades 6 to 8), Childress Junior High School, and a high school (grades 9 to 12), Childress High School.
Clarendon College, a two-year community college, has a campus in Childress.
Media
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[edit]Newspaper
[edit]- The Red River Sun, formerly The Childress Index
Notable people
[edit]- Hardy Brown, athlete
- Walter Chrysler, auto company founder, lived in Childress 1905-1906.
- Lou Dobbs, radio and television host
- Margaret A. Edwards, educator and librarian
- Roy Furr, chain restaurant founder, lived in Childress County as a youth
- Ruby Gilbert, Kansas politician
- James "T" Jones, athlete
- Bubba McDaniel, mixed martial artist
Gallery
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See also
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[edit]External links
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- Childress, Texas in The Handbook of Texas Online
- Childress Independent School District
- Childress Regional Medical Center
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