Round Mountain, Texas
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Round Mountain is a town in Blanco County
, Texas
, United States
. The population was 111 at the 2000 census.
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According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 111 people, 41 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density
was 48.3 people per square mile (18.6/km²). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 20.0 per square mile (7.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.39% White, 9.01% from other races
, and 3.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.02% of the population.
There were 41 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples
living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,500, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $16,220. There were no families and 2.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Blanco County, Texas
Blanco County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2010, the population is 10,497. Its county seat is Johnson City. Blanco is named for the Blanco River which traverses the county. The State of Texas formed Blanco County in 1858 from portions of Burnet,...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 111 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Round Mountain is located at 30°26′11"N 98°21′15"W (30.436308, -98.354130), about 37 miles (60 km) west of AustinAustin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
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According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 111 people, 41 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 48.3 people per square mile (18.6/km²). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 20.0 per square mile (7.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.39% White, 9.01% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.02% of the population.
There were 41 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,500, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $16,220. There were no families and 2.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.