Sudan, Texas

Coordinates: 34°04′04″N 102°31′28″W / 34.06778°N 102.52444°W / 34.06778; -102.52444
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Sudan, Texas
City
ZIP code
79371
Area code806
FIPS code48-70772
Websitewww.cityofsudantx.com

Sudan is a city in

2010 census
.

History

According to

The Handbook of Texas, the area where the town is now located was once granted to the county in 1892 by the 77 Ranch, owned by S.B. Wilson and Wilson Furneaux.[4] The town developed in 1917–1918 with a hotel and service from the Santa Fe railroad, which had built a branch line from Lubbock, Texas, to Texico, New Mexico, in 1913. The land company manager and first postmaster, P.E. Boesen, suggested the town's name in 1918. A gin was built in 1922 and a bank established a year later. The town was incorporated in 1925, when the population was 600, up from a population of only 15 in 1920. The first of several grain elevators
was also erected in 1925 and the Sudan News began publication. The population was 1,014 in 1930, 1,336 in 1950, 976 in 1970, and 1,091 in 1980. In 1990, it was 983. The population reached 1,039 in 2000.

Geography

Sudan is located at 34°04′04″N 102°31′28″W / 34.06778°N 102.52444°W / 34.06778; -102.52444 (34.0678644, –102.5243624).[5]

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19301,014—
1940974−3.9%
19501,34838.4%
19601,235−8.4%
1970976−21.0%
19801,09111.8%
1990983−9.9%
20001,0395.7%
2010958−7.8%
2019 (est.)895[3]−6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
Municipal water tower in Sudan, Texas

2020 census

Sudan racial composition[7]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White
(NH) 		468 49.79%
Black or African American
(NH) 		23 2.45%
Alaska Native
(NH) 		2 0.21%
Some other race (NH) 4 0.43%
Mixed/multiracial (NH) 12 1.28%
Hispanic or Latino 431 45.85%
Total 940

As of the 2020 United States census, 940 people, 454 households, and 345 families were residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

racial makeup
of the city was 74.11% White, 5.39% African American, 0.19% Native American, 18.86% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 29.93% of the population.

Of the 410 households, 33.2% had children under 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were not families. About 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was distributed as 28.8% under 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,736, and for a family was $37,679. Males had a median income of $30,288 versus $22,500 for females. The

poverty line
, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Sudan is served by the Sudan Independent School District.

National Blue Ribbon School.[11] Sudan ISD is also a Texas Education Agency Exemplary ranked campus, and has received multiple Bronze designations in U.S. News & World Report
's annual "America's Best High Schools" feature. Sudan High School continues to have success in both curricular and extracurricular events and has won numerous state championships in both sports and academics.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sudan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ^ William R. Hunt. "Sudan, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  8. ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
  9. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  11. ^ National Blue Ribbon Schools - 2104
  1. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[8][9]
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