Plains, Texas

Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Plains is a town in and the county seat of Yoakum County<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> of western Texas, United States. The city's population was 1,355 at the 2020 census. Yoakum County is in the Texas High Plains Wine country.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

In 1905, W. J. Luna founded and named Plains. When Yoakum County was organized in 1907, Plains was designated the county seat. Following the discovery of oil in 1936, the population has grown steadily.<ref name=TexasHandbook>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Plains is located at Template:Coord (33.190251, –102.827578).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 kmTemplate:Sup), all land.

Sulphur Springs Draw runs through town. The springs feeding the stream have dried up due to the extraction of underground water.<ref name=TexasHandbook/>

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Plains has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.<ref>Climate Summary for Plains, Texas</ref>

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Demographics

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2020 census

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Yoakum County Heritage and Art Museum

Plains racial composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	456	33.65%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1	0.07%
Native American	6	0.44%
Other/mixed	27	1.99%
Hispanic or Latino	865	63.84%
Total	1,355

As of the 2020 United States census, 1,355 people, 428 households, and 346 families were residing in the town.

2000 census

At the 2000 census, 1,450 people, 485 households, and 390 families were living in the town. The population density was Template:Convert.<ref name="GR2" /> The 569 housing units had an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 69.66% White, 0.76% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 27.79% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 53.03% of the population.

Of the 485 households, 42.3% had children under 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were not families. About 17.1% of households were one person, and 8.7% were one person 65 or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.37.

The age distribution was 32.6% under 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91 males.

The median income foe a household was $32,188 and for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $21,042 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,624. About 17.2% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under 18 and 23.5% of those 65 or over.