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  State: Texas
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 4,989 | 
| 2000 Population: | 4,999 | 
| White Population: | 4,595 | 
| Black Population: | 38 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 551 | 
| Asian Population: | 8 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 37 | 
| Indian Population: | 1 | 
| Other Population: | 233 | 
| Male Population: | 2,417 | 
| Female Population: | 2,582 | 
| Median Age: | 36.7 | 
| Male Median Age: | 35.6 | 
| Female Median Age: | 37.7 | 
| Households: | 2,187 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.63 | 
| Average House Value: | $42,200 | 
| Average Household Income: | $31,957 | 
| Land Area: | 328.878 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.063 sq mi | 
            Merkel, TX (       0.0 miles)
             Tye, TX (       6.2 miles)
             Trent, TX (       7.5 miles)
             Dyess Afb, TX (       8.6 miles)
             Abilene, TX (      11.9 miles)
             Hawley, TX (      13.9 miles)
             Buffalo Gap, TX (      14.8 miles)
             Nolan, TX (      18.4 miles)
             Tuscola, TX (      18.6 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 20,851,820 | 
| White Population: | 14,799,505 | 
| Black Population: | 2,404,566 | 
| Asian Population: | 562,319 | 
| Indian Population: | 118,362 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 14,434 | 
| Other Population: | 2,438,001 | 
| Male Population: | 10,352,910 | 
| Female Population: | 10,498,910 | 
| Median Age: | 32.30 | 
| Male Median Age: | 31.30 | 
| Female Median Age: | 33.40 | 
| 2000 Households: | 7,393,354 | 
| White Households: | 5,546,559 | 
| Black Households: | 842,912 | 
| Asian Households: | 176,713 | 
| Indian Households: | 40,261 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 3,915 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.74 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.28 |