Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 3,191 people, 1,096 households, and 865 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 3,129.7 people per square mile (1,207.9/km²). There were 1,278 housing units at an average density of 1,253.5 per square mile (483.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.52% White, 3.01% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 19.43% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45.41% of the population.

There were 1,096 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% 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 3.35.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,774, and the median income for a family was $36,386. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $18,086 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the city was $12,776. About 13.0% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Crane is served by the Crane Independent School District

Crane Independent School District

Crane Independent School District is a public school district based in Crane, Texas . The district's boundaries parallel that of Crane County...

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And now due to grants, the school has provided grades 6-12 iPads for educational purposes.

Notable people

• Ernest Angelo
  Ernest Angelo
  Ernest Angelo, Jr., known as Ernie Angelo , is a Texas oilman and Republican politician who served from 1972–1980 as mayor of the West Texas city of Midland and was in 1976 the co-manager of the Ronald W...
  
  , oilman, former mayor
  Mayor
  In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
  
   of Midland
  Midland, Texas
  Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
  
  , and Republican
  Republican Party (United States)
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   politician, lived in Crane from 1956 to 1962.
• Kip Averitt
  Kip Averitt
  Barry Kip Averitt is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 22nd District, which includes Ellis and McLennan counites...
  
  , former Republican state senator, spent his early years in Crane.
• Elmer Kelton
  Elmer Kelton
  Elmer Stephen Kelton was an American journalist and writer, known particularly for his Western novels.-Biography:...
  
  , western
  Western (genre)
  The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
  
   novelist moved to a ranch near Crane in 1929, at age three, and attended school in Crane,
• Clayton W. Williams, Sr.
  Clayton W. Williams, Sr.
  Clayton Wheat Williams, Sr. , was an engineer, a geologist, an oilman, a World War I military officer, a rancher, a county commissioner and civic leader, an historian, and a philanthropist from Fort Stockton, Texas....
  
  , rancher, oilman, and historian, operated a water and ice company in Crane from 1927-1935.