Sudan, Texas
Encyclopedia
Sudan is a city in Lamb County of West Texas
, United States
. The population was 1,039 at the 2000 census.
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.
of 2000, there were 1,039 people, 410 households, and 293 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,145.3 people per square mile (440.8/km²). There were 460 housing units at an average density of 507.1 per square mile (195.2/km²). 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.93% of the population.
There were 410 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 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 non-families. 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 spread out with 28.8% under the age of 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 years of age 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 the median income for a family was $37,679. Males had a median income of $30,288 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,727. About 14.5% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Sudan High School is well known for the vast opportunities they provide to students from Lamb, Bailey and Cochran counties. Sudan High School continues to have success in both curricular and extra-curricular events.
Sudan High School is a Texas Education Agency
Exemplary ranked campus, and received a “Bronze” designation in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best High Schools” feature.
West Texas
West Texas is a vernacular term applied to a region in the southwestern quadrant of the United States that primarily encompasses the arid and semi-arid lands in the western portion of the state of Texas....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 1,039 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Sudan is located at 34°3′53"N 102°31′29"W (34.064770, -102.524782).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,039 people, 410 households, and 293 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,145.3 people per square mile (440.8/km²). There were 460 housing units at an average density of 507.1 per square mile (195.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.11% White, 5.39% African American, 0.19% Native American, 18.86% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.93% of the population.
There were 410 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 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 spread out with 28.8% under the age of 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 years of age 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 the median income for a family was $37,679. Males had a median income of $30,288 versus $22,500 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 city was $17,727. About 14.5% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.
History
According to the The Handbook of Texas, the area where the town is now located was once on land granted to the county in 1892 by the 77 Ranch, owned by S. B. Wilson and Wilson Furneaux. The town developed in 1917-18 with a hotel and service from the Santa Fe Railroad, which had built a branch line from Lubbock 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 fifteen 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.Education
The City of Sudan is served by the Sudan Independent School DistrictSudan Independent School District
Sudan Independent School District is a public school district based in Sudan, Texas .The district includes portions of three counties – Lamb, Bailey, and Cochran.Sudan ISD has two campuses - Sudan High and Sudan Elementary ....
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Sudan High School is well known for the vast opportunities they provide to students from Lamb, Bailey and Cochran counties. Sudan High School continues to have success in both curricular and extra-curricular events.
Sudan High School is a Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
Exemplary ranked campus, and received a “Bronze” designation in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best High Schools” feature.
Notable SHS Alumni
- Dr. Robert Salem, Pioneering surgeon in West Texas renowned for role in bringing heart surgery to the South Plains, and in the establishment of Texas Tech Medical School.
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- Kidron Lewis (born 1979), Former campaign aide to U.S. Representative Martin FrostMartin FrostJonas Martin Frost III is an American politician, who was the Democratic representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district from 1979 to 2005.-Personal life:...
, and Secretary of StateUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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- Kelly R. Lusk (born 1980), Attorney mentioned in Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property Law, Staff Editor, New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
- Dr. Lonny McKinzie, one of approx. 50 doctors in the state who practices Specific Upper Cervical Chiropractic for difficult cases such as Migraine headaches, TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia), Whiplash, Vertigo, and metabolic issues requiring specialized nutrition.