ABOUT DELL CITY TEXAS
March 12, 2012 in Dell City
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Dell City is a city in Hudspeth County, Texas. The population was 413 at the 2000 United States Census.
It was incorporated in 1948 shortly after the discovery of an underground water supply by oil prospectors, which attracted farmers to the area. Its name is a reference to the nursery rhyme “The Farmer In The Dell.”
The Dell City area is served by the Dell City Independent School District (ISD). The district has slightly over 110 students in grades K-12. The district has just one school.
As of the year 2000, the US census states there were 413 people, 155 households, and 119 families residing in the city. The population density was 250.1 people per square mile (96.6/km²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 136.9 per square mile (52.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.50% White, 1.45% African American, 1.94% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 32.69% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 69.25% of the population.
There were 155 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were Marriage couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,602, and the median income for a family was $21,667. Males had a median income of $24,135 versus $18,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,580. About 26.4% of families and 29.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 38.6% of those age 65 or over.
