Granbury micropolitan area
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United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of two counties in North Central Texas, anchored by the city of Granbury
Granbury, Texas
Granbury is a city in Hood County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,718. It is the county seat of Hood County and the principal city of the Micropolitan Statistical Area....
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As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the μSA had a population of 47,909 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 59,493).
Communities
- Incorporated places
- Brazos BendBrazos Bend, TexasBrazos Bend is a city in Hood County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in May 2004 and is located along the main stem of the Brazos River. The city is part of the Granbury, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- CressonCresson, TexasCresson is a city in Hood, Johnson, and Parker counties in the U.S. state of Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 377 and State Highway 171, seventeen miles southwest of Fort Worth. The Pate Museum is in Parker County in between the two...
(partial) - DeCordovaDeCordova, TexasDeCordova is a city in Hood County, Texas, United States. According to a 2009 U.S. census estimate, its population is 3,365.It is a gated residential community located on Lake Granbury, six miles east-southeast of Granbury and is part of the Granbury, Texas Micropolitan Statistical...
- GranburyGranbury, TexasGranbury is a city in Hood County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,718. It is the county seat of Hood County and the principal city of the Micropolitan Statistical Area....
(Principal city) - Glen RoseGlen Rose, TexasGlen Rose is a city in Somervell County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Somervell County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,444. Glen Rose is part of the Granbury micropolitan area.-19th century:...
- LipanLipan, TexasLipan is a city in Hood County, Texas, United States. The population was 425 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Granbury, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area.Thomas Stevenson Drew, the third governor of Arkansas, died in Lipan in 1879.-Geography:...
- TolarTolar, TexasTolar is a city in Hood County, Texas, United States. The population was 504 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Granbury, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area.The Texas historian B W Aston is interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery near Tolar.-Geography:...
- Brazos Bend
- Census-designated places
- Oak Trail ShoresOak Trail Shores, TexasOak Trail Shores is a census-designated place in Hood County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,475 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Granbury micropolitan area as well as the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.-Geography:...
- Pecan PlantationPecan Plantation, TexasPecan Plantation is a census-designated place in Hood County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,544 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Granbury, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Oak Trail Shores
- Unincorporated places
- ActonActon, TexasActon is a small unincorporated community located about seven miles due east of Granbury on the Brazos River in Hood County, Texas, United States. It is the home of Acton State Historic Site, which is the burial site of Elizabeth Crockett, second wife of Davy Crockett. The site consists of ,...
- Glass
- PaluxyPaluxy, TexasPaluxy is an unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas, United States.The community is located on Farm to Market Road 51, fifteen miles southwest of Granbury. It was part of Erath County until 1866, when Hood County was created....
- NemoNemo, TexasNemo is an unincorporated community in eastern Somervell County, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 199 and 200 and had a population of 56 in 1990. The community is part of the Granbury micropolitan area....
- RainbowRainbow, TexasRainbow is an unincorporated community in Somervell County, Texas, United States. It is located on Farm Road 200, four miles northeast of Glen Rose. The community is part of the Granbury, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- Acton
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 47,909 people, 18,614 households, and 13,939 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 94.41% White, 0.32% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.79 % from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.12% of the population.
The median income for a household in the μSA was $41,536, and the median income for a family was $48,285. Males had a median income of $35,563 versus $23,552 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the μSA was $20,314.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 67
U.S. Highway 377
State Highway 144
Education
The following school districts serve the Granbury micropolitan area:- Bluff Dale ISDBluff Dale Independent School DistrictBluff Dale Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Bluff Dale, Texas .Located in Erath County, a small portion of the district lies in Hood County....
(mostly in Erath County) - Glen Rose ISDGlen Rose Independent School DistrictGlen Rose Independent School District is a public school district based in Glen Rose, Texas .Glen Rose ISD covers most of Somervell County and includes the unincorporated communities of Nemo and Rainbow...
- Godley ISDGodley Independent School DistrictGodley Independent School District is a public school district based in Godley, Texas .In 2010, the school district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.-Schools:*Godley High School * *...
(mostly in Johnson County, small portion in Tarrant County) - Granbury ISDGranbury Independent School DistrictGranbury Independent School District is a public school district based in Granbury, Texas .In addition to Granbury, the district serves the eastern Hood County cities of DeCordova, Cresson, and Brazos Bend along with the unincorporated communities of Pecan Plantation and Oak Trail Shores...
(small portion in Johnson, Parker counties) - Lipan ISDLipan Independent School DistrictLipan Independent School District is a public school district based in Lipan, Texas .Located in Hood County, portions of the district extend into Erath, Palo Pinto, and Parker counties....
(small portion in Erath, Palo Pinto, and Parker counties) - Three Way ISDThree Way Independent School DistrictThree Way Independent School District is a public school district in Erath County, Texas. A small portion of the district extends into Somervell County....
(mostly in Erath County) - Tolar ISDTolar Independent School DistrictTolar Independent School District is a public school district based in Tolar, Texas .In addition to Tolar, the district also serves the community of Paluxy.In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency....
- Walnut Springs ISDWalnut Springs Independent School DistrictWalnut Springs Independent School District is a public school district based in Walnut Springs, Texas .Located in Bosque County, the district extends into a small portion of Somervell County....
(mostly in Bosque County)
See also
- Texas census statistical areasTexas census statistical areasthumb|An enlargeable map of the [[List of counties in Texas|254 counties]] of the [[State of Texas]]The United States Census Bureau has defined 8 Combined Statistical Areas , 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas , and 43 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the State of Texas. The following table...
- List of Texas metropolitan areas
- List of cities in Texas