Pleasant Valley, Texas
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Pleasant Valley is a town in Wichita County
Wichita County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 131,664 people, 48,441 households, and 32,891 families residing in the county. The population density was 210 people per square mile . There were 53,304 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile...

, Texas
Texas
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, United States
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. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Wichita Falls metropolitan area
The Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in North Texas that covers three counties - Archer, Clay, and Wichita. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 151,524 .-Counties:*Archer*Clay*Wichita-Places with 1,000 to 25,000 people:*Archer...

. The population was 408 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Pleasant Valley is located at 33°56′14"N 98°35′40"W (33.937171, -98.594487).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 408 people, 162 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 157.3 people per square mile (60.8/km²). There were 172 housing units at an average density of 66.3 per square mile (25.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.10% White, 0.98% Native American, 2.45% from other races
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, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.88% of the population.

There were 162 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $41,625. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $24,421. About 6.1% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Pleasant Valley is served by the Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District
Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District
Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Iowa Park, Texas .Located in central Wichita County, the district extends into a small portion of northwestern Archer County...

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