Iraan, Texas
Iraan, Texas | ||
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FIPS code 48-36128[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1360022[4] |
Iraan (
History
Iraan was an oil boom town, and it developed quickly after the discovery of the gigantic
One of Iraan's most famous residents was
In 2021, Jason Rybolt, the CEO of Iraan General Hospital, stated that Iraan had a 42% positivity rate of COVID-19. Rosa Flores and Ashley Killough of CNN described the town as being hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas in 2021.[10]
Geography
Iraan is located at 30°54′49″N 101°53′55″W / 30.91361°N 101.89861°W (30.913511, –101.898614).
Climate
According to the
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1960 | 1,255 | — | |
1970 | 996 | −20.6% | |
1980 | 1,358 | 36.3% | |
1990 | 1,322 | −2.7% | |
2000 | 1,238 | −6.4% | |
2010 | 1,229 | −0.7% | |
2020 | 1,055 | −14.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White (NH)
|
366 | 34.69% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
1 | 0.09% |
Alaska Native (NH)
|
6 | 0.57% |
Asian (NH) | 10 | 0.95% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 17 | 1.61% |
Hispanic or Latino | 655 | 62.09% |
Total | 1,055 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,055 people, 384 households, and 291 families residing in the city.
2000 census
At the 2000
Of the 427 households, 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were not families. About 20.1% 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 2.90 and the average family size was 3.37.
Age distribution was 32.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.
The
Education
Public education in the city of Iraan is provided by the Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District.
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "How to Pronounce: H-I Cities". TexasTripper.com Texas Travel Guide.
- ^ "From Bug Tussle to Tarzan, here are 40 of the oddest Texas town names". Click2Houston. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "- Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)". tshaonline.org.
- ^ "- Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)". tshaonline.org.
- ^ "Alley Oop is a Texan?". texasescapes.com.
- ^ Flores, Rosa; Killough, Ashley (August 23, 2021). "So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed". CNN. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Iraan, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.