Stamford is a small city located on the border of Jones and Haskell counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 3,636 at the 2000 census. H. McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 for his hometown in Connecticut. [3]
The Jones County portion of Stamford is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Stamford is located at 32°56′57″N 99°47′24″W / 32.949193°N 99.789942°W / 32.949193; -99.789942 (32.949193, -99.789942).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.3 km2), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.4 km2) of it is land and 6.9 square miles (17.8 km2) of it (53.62%) is water.
The city owns Lake Stamford, which serves as its water supply.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,636 people, 1,402 households, and 971 families residing in the city. The population density was 610.2 people per square mile (235.5/km2). There were 1,713 housing units at an average density of 287.5/sq mi (111.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 74.01% White, 7.92% African American, 1.38% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 14.80% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.93% of the population.
There were 1,402 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,079, and the median income for a family was $28,438. Males had a median income of $22,453 versus $16,786 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,028. About 22.0% of families and 24.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.2% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The City of Stamford is served by the Stamford Independent School District.
Notable people from Stamford
- Apache actor Adam Sanchez (sometimes credited as Adan Sanchez) was born here on September 2, 1956. He acted on the PBS series Wishbone before his unexpected death in 1998. His interment was located at Hillcrest Cemetery in Gallup, New Mexico.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/hgs16.html
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
