Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 2,169 people, 891 households, and 603 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 768.4 people per square mile (297.0/km²). There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of 355.3/sq mi (137.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.87% White, 17.57% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 2.67% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.83% of the population.

There were 891 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,614, and the median income for a family was $33,869. Males had a median income of $28,056 versus $22,528 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the city was $15,571. About 12.9% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.

Population trends

Date	Population
1890	100
1900	487
1914	487
1925	484
1960	1,124
1980	2,022
1990	2,162
2000	2,169
2007	2,395
2008	2,436

Notable resident

• Dr. Joseph Abner Dodd (1871–1944), served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives
  Texas House of Representatives
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  until 1931. His service started in 1905, which lasted for six terms.