Liverpool

Liverpool, Texas
—  City  —
Location of Liverpool, Texas
Coordinates: 29°17′57″N 95°16′39″W / 29.29917°N 95.2775°W / 29.29917; -95.2775Coordinates: 29°17′57″N 95°16′39″W / 29.29917°N 95.2775°W / 29.29917; -95.2775
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Brazoria
Area
• Total	0.9 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Land	0.9 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	404
• Density	425.4/sq mi (164.2/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	77577
Area code(s)	281, 832
FIPS code	48-43120[1]
GNIS feature ID	1361569[2]
Website	http://cityofliverpooltexas.com

Liverpool is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, named after the city of Liverpool, England. The population was 404 at the 2000 census.

History

In February 2011, The first official site for the City of Liverpool, Texas went online. City of Liverpool, Texas

In October 2009 Mike Peters, the mayor of Liverpool, was found dead at train tracks. Officials believe that he committed suicide.^[3]

In 1996 a book entitled "The History of Liverpool, Texas and Its People" was copyrighted and published by The Liverpool History Book Committee, Liverpool, Texas. The committee consisted of the following members: J. W. Moore, Tom Anderson, D. Armstrong Publishing and other unnamed individual committee Members. Judy King was the Editorial Assistant. It was printed by D. Armstrong Book Publishing Co. in Houston Texas.^{[citation needed]}

The city of Liverpool is among some of the oldest in Brazoria County, Texas and was established in 1837.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Liverpool is located at 29°17′57″N 95°16′39″W / 29.29917°N 95.2775°W / 29.29917; -95.2775 (29.299272, -95.277470)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 404 people, 152 households, and 115 families residing in the city. The population density was 425.4 people per square mile (164.2/km²). There were 189 housing units at an average density of 199.0/sq mi (76.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.61% White, 0.74% African American, 1.49% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 6.68% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.90% of the population.

There were 152 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% 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 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 112.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $51,042. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $30,938 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,492. About 7.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Constructions

At Liverpool there is the guyed KLDE Tower, which is one of the tallest constructions on earth. Another remarkable construction is the American Towers Tower Liverpool.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Students in Liverpool attend schools in the Alvin Independent School District.

Residents attend Alvin High School.

Colleges and universities

Additionally, Alvin Community College, located in nearby Alvin, provides basic undergraduate courses and adult education.

Famous people

Danny Houge From RRL Lives here he is a Online NASCAR Sims Racer

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Hassan, Anita. "Train hits Liverpool mayor in likely suicide." Houston Chronicle. October 4, 2009. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

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