Cross Timber, Texas
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Cross Timber is a town in Johnson County
Johnson County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 126,811 people, 43,636 households, and 34,428 families residing in the county. The population density was 174 people per square mile . There were 46,269 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile...

, Texas
Texas
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, in the United States
United States
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. In 2006, the population was 304.

Geography

Cross Timber is located at 32°29′11"N 97°19′38"W (32.486468, -97.327312).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census
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, there were 277 people, 108 households and 85 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 200.5 per square mile (77.5/km²). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 83.2 per square mile (32.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.89% White, 0.36% African American, 2.17% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 2.53% from other races
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, and 4.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.86% of the population.

There were 108 households of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.79.

Age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median household income
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 was $47,083, and the median family income was $51,500. Males had a median income of $47,083 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $23,259. About 3.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

Education

Cross Timber is served by the Burleson
Burleson Independent School District
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 and Joshua
Joshua Independent School District
Joshua Independent School District is a public school district based in Joshua, Texas .In addition to Joshua, the district covers a area in north central Johnson County that includes portions of Cleburne, Burleson, and Cross Timber....

Independent School Districts.
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