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Encyclopedia > Sweetwater, Texas

Sweetwater is a city in Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,415 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Nolan CountyGR6. Nolan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Nolan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ...


Much of the community was devastated by tornadoes that swept through west Texas in 1985. A tornado in central Oklahoma. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Sweetwater, like Freer in Duval County in south Texas, hosts an annual Rattlesnake Roundup in the early spring. Freer is a city located in Duval County, Texas. ... Duval County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...


The city is increasingly a Republican stronghold in Texas. For other uses, see Republican Party (disambiguation) or GOP (disambiguation). ...

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Geography

Location of Sweetwater, Texas

Sweetwater is located at 32°28′5″N, 100°24′26″W (32.468147, -100.407125)GR1. Image File history File links TXMap-doton-Sweetwater. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.0 km² (10.0 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Trivia

Samuel Adrian Baugh (born March 17, 1914) is an American football player born in Temple, Texas. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lew Jenkins (December 4, 1916 - October 30, 1981) was an American boxer and Lightweight Champion of the World. ... The Women Airforce Service Pilots, also known as WASP, were a group of civilian female pilots employed to fly military aircraft under the direction of the United States Army Air Force during World War II. // Creation of the WASP Pilots Jackie Cochran and Nancy Harkness Love independently submitted proposals for... Blackjack Mulligan with the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship Blackjack Mulligan (Born Robert Joseph Windham on November 26, 1942 in Toiletwater, Texas) was a professional wrestler and a former football player. ... Barry Windham (born July 4, 1960, Sweetwater, Texas) is a professional wrestler and the son of the infamous heel wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. ... Kendall Windham was a professional wrestler. ... John Bradshaw Layfield John Charles Layfield, better known by his stage names John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL), and Bradshaw (born on November 29, 1967 in Sweetwater, Texas) is an American professional wrestler. ... Robert Clay Prim (born 1921 in Sweetwater, Texas) is an American mathemetician and computer scientist. ... Robert Temple Dickson, III (October 29, 1934–November 29, 2006), was a prominent trial lawyer, rancher, and a former Democratic state legislator, having served in both the Texas House of Representatives, from 1965 to 1971, and the Texas Senate, from 1989 to 1993. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... The Beautiful Country is a 2004 Vietnam-related drama film set in 1990. ... Texas State Technical College System is a system of two-year technical schools in Texas. ... Cover of the first book in J. K. Rowlings series: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (British/Canadian/Australian/Irish version) The Harry Potter books are a series of fantasy novels by English writer J. K. Rowling. ... Quidditch is a fictional airborne ballgame played on broomsticks, a sort of magical variant of football or polo. ...

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 11,415 people, 4,545 households, and 3,017 families residing in the city. The population density was 439.9/km² (1,139.4/mi²). There were 5,202 housing units at an average density of 200.4/km² (519.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.29% White, 5.83% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 15.71% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.70% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 4,545 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.05. Matrimony redirects here. ...


In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $24,293, and the median income for a family was $29,953. Males had a median income of $27,722 versus $18,064 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,065. About 20.5% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Education

The City of Sweetwater is served by the Sweetwater Independent School District. Sweetwater Independent School District is a public school district based in Sweetwater, Texas (USA). ...


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Handbook of Texas Online: (702 words)
Sweetwater, the county seat of Nolan County, is on Interstate Highway 20, U.S. Highway 80/84, State Highway 70, Farm Road 419, and the Santa Fe Railroad, forty-two miles west of Abilene in the north central part of the county.
Sweetwater has a pioneer museum, a hospital, and a golf course, and the swimming, fishing, and other recreational facilities of Lake Sweetwater are significant amenities.
The population of Sweetwater was 10,367 in 1940, 13,914 in 1960, and 12,242 in 1980.
Handbook of Texas Online: (1689 words)
Nolan County (F-11, F-12) is in west central Texas, bounded on the east by Taylor County, on the south by Coke and Runnels counties, on the west by Mitchell County, and on the north by Fisher County.
Sweetwater, the county seat and largest population center, is forty-two miles west of Abilene, 125 miles southeast of Lubbock, and 130 miles northeast of Odessa.
The county was carved from the Young-Bexar territory by the Texas legislature in 1876 and attached to Shackelford County for administrative purposes.
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