Aspermont, Texas

Last updated

Aspermont, Texas
Town
Aspermont South of Courthouse.jpg
A row of buildings south of the Stonewall County Courthouse in Aspermont, Texas
Aspermont, Texas
Aspermont, Texas
Aspermont, Texas
Aspermont, Texas
Coordinates: 33°07′50″N100°13′32″W / 33.13056°N 100.22556°W / 33.13056; -100.22556
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Stonewall
Area
[1]
 • Total2.07 sq mi (5.37 km2)
 • Land2.05 sq mi (5.32 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,775 ft (541 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total789
 • Density384.13/sq mi (148.31/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79502
Area code 940
FIPS code 48-04408 [4]
GNIS feature ID2411650 [2]

Aspermont is a town in and the county seat of Stonewall County, Texas, United States. [5] The population was 789 at the 2020 census. [3]

Contents

History

The town was established in 1889. [6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Aspermont has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Aspermont was 117 °F (47.2 °C) on June 28, 1994, while the coldest temperature recorded was −10 °F (−23.3 °C) on December 23, 1989. [7]

Climate data for Aspermont, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)87
(31)		94
(34)		101
(38)		111
(44)		113
(45)		117
(47)		114
(46)		113
(45)		109
(43)		108
(42)		92
(33)		89
(32)		117
(47)
Mean maximum °F (°C)78.6
(25.9)		82.9
(28.3)		89.8
(32.1)		95.5
(35.3)		101.1
(38.4)		103.2
(39.6)		105.2
(40.7)		104.4
(40.2)		100.2
(37.9)		94.6
(34.8)		84.5
(29.2)		78.4
(25.8)		107.3
(41.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)56.3
(13.5)		60.4
(15.8)		68.9
(20.5)		78.0
(25.6)		85.8
(29.9)		92.9
(33.8)		96.8
(36.0)		96.0
(35.6)		87.9
(31.1)		78.3
(25.7)		66.0
(18.9)		57.3
(14.1)		77.1
(25.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)42.9
(6.1)		46.4
(8.0)		54.5
(12.5)		63.0
(17.2)		72.2
(22.3)		80.3
(26.8)		84.0
(28.9)		83.1
(28.4)		75.2
(24.0)		64.5
(18.1)		52.5
(11.4)		44.2
(6.8)		63.6
(17.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)29.4
(−1.4)		32.3
(0.2)		40.1
(4.5)		47.9
(8.8)		58.5
(14.7)		67.7
(19.8)		71.3
(21.8)		70.1
(21.2)		62.4
(16.9)		50.7
(10.4)		38.9
(3.8)		31.1
(−0.5)		50.0
(10.0)
Mean minimum °F (°C)15.6
(−9.1)		18.0
(−7.8)		23.3
(−4.8)		32.6
(0.3)		42.8
(6.0)		57.7
(14.3)		64.0
(17.8)		62.1
(16.7)		48.8
(9.3)		33.8
(1.0)		22.8
(−5.1)		16.9
(−8.4)		11.2
(−11.6)
Record low °F (°C)0
(−18)		−5
(−21)		9
(−13)		23
(−5)		33
(1)		45
(7)		56
(13)		48
(9)		34
(1)		17
(−8)		11
(−12)		−10
(−23)		−10
(−23)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.98
(25)		1.22
(31)		1.65
(42)		1.70
(43)		3.07
(78)		3.39
(86)		2.06
(52)		2.71
(69)		2.48
(63)		1.89
(48)		1.33
(34)		1.12
(28)		23.60
(599)
Average snowfall inches (cm)0.8
(2.0)		1.6
(4.1)		0.0
(0.0)		0.1
(0.25)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.1
(0.25)		0.8
(2.0)		0.7
(1.8)		4.1
(10.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)4.34.94.84.87.16.94.96.15.85.14.23.962.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)0.40.60.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.30.52.0
Source 1: NOAA [8]
Source 2: National Weather Service [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 205—
1920 436—
1930 76976.4%
1940 1,04135.4%
1950 1,0622.0%
1960 1,28621.1%
1970 1,198−6.8%
1980 1,35713.3%
1990 1,214−10.5%
2000 1,021−15.9%
2010 919−10.0%
2020 789−14.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

2020 census

Aspermont racial composition [10]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) [a]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (NH)54669.2%
Black or African American (NH)162.03%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)30.38%
Asian (NH)50.63%
Some Other Race (NH)20.25%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)182.28%
Hispanic or Latino 19925.22%
Total789

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 789 people, 372 households, and 277 families residing in the town.

2000 census

Stonewall county courthouse Stonewall county courthouse.JPG
Stonewall county courthouse

At the 2000 census, 1,021 people, 418 households, and 282 families were living in the town. The population density was 493.2 people/sq mi (190.4/km2). The 507 housing units averaged 244.9/sq mi (94.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 85.99% White, 4.31% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 7.25% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 13.12%. [4]

Of the 418 households, 27.5% had children under 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were not families. About 30.1% of households were one person, and 15.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.90.

The age distribution was 23.4% under 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median household income was $25,893.89 and the median family income was $31,172. Males had a median income of $24,904 versus $13,971 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,060. About 17.1% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.5% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over. Senior Citizens over the age of 85 have a median income of $7,937.07.

Education

The Town of Aspermont is served by the Aspermont Independent School District and home to the Aspermont High School Hornets.

Transportation

Highways

Air

Stonewall County Airport is a public airport is located in Aspermont, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of the central business district. [12] [13] The airport is owned by Stonewall County [12] and is used solely for general aviation purposes.

Notes

  1. ↑ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. [11]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wharton County, Texas</span> County in Texas, United States

Wharton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 41,570. Its county seat is Wharton. The county was named for brothers William Harris Wharton and John Austin Wharton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stonewall County, Texas</span> County in Texas, United States

Stonewall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,245. Its county seat is Aspermont. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1888. It is named for Stonewall Jackson, a general of the Confederate States Army.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">McMullen County, Texas</span> County in Texas, United States

McMullen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 600, making it the fourth-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Tilden. The county was established from parts of Bexar County, Atascosa County, and Live Oak County in 1858 and later organized in 1877. It is named for John McMullen, founder of a colony in Texas. The McMullen County Courthouse was designed by the architect W.C. Stephenson, originally from Buffalo, New York. Stephenson also designed some 50 buildings in Beeville, including the Bee County Courthouse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazos County, Texas</span> County in Texas, United States

Brazos County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 233,849. The county seat is Bryan. Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border. The county was formed in 1841 and organized in 1843.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Post, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Post is a city in and the county seat of Garza County, Texas, United States. Its population was 4,790 at the 2020 census, and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 3,486. The Triassic reptile Postosuchus is named after the city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stonewall, Texas</span> Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Stonewall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gillespie County, Texas, United States. The population was 451 at the 2020 census. It was named for Confederate General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, by Israel P. Nunez, who established a stage station near the site in 1870.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marion, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Marion is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The town was incorporated by 1941. The population was 1,034 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chillicothe, Texas</span> City in Hardeman County, Texas, United States

Chillicothe is a city in Hardeman County, Texas, United States. The population was 549 at the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottsville, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Scottsville is a city in Harrison County, Texas, United States. The population was 376 at the 2010 census, up from 263 at the 2000 census. Scottsville's population in 2020 decreased to 334.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anson, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Anson is a city in and the county seat of Jones County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,294 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan area. Originally named "Jones City", the town was renamed "Anson" in 1882 in honor of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jayton, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Jayton is a city in and the county seat of Kent County, Texas, United States. It is located in the northeastern portion of the county, and the population was 511 as of the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slaton, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Slaton is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. Founded by German immigrants, Slaton was the westernmost German settlement in Texas. The population was 5,858 at the 2020 census. Slaton is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Goldthwaite, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Goldthwaite is a town and the county seat of Mills County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,738 at the 2020 census, down from 1,878 at the 2010 census.

Bishop is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,174 as of the 2020 census, up from 3,134 in the 2010 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Strawn, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Strawn is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. The population was 540 at the 2020 census. Strawn, on State Highway 16 and 108, Farm to Market Road 2372, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in southwestern Palo Pinto County, was one of several towns developed about 1880 when the Texas and Pacific Railway began service. The site, known earlier as North Fork for its location on Palo Pinto Creek, was laid out on the land of two early ranchers, Stephen Bethel Strawn and James N. Stuart. Stuart built the area's first house in 1875. A community to the west, Russell's Pocket, and one to the east, Davidsonville, were merged to form Strawn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stratford, Texas</span> Town in Texas, US

Stratford is a town and county seat of Sherman County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,939 at the 2020 census, down from 2,017 in 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodville, Texas</span> Town in and county seat of Tyler County, Texas, United States

Woodville is a town in and the county seat of Tyler County, Texas, United States. The town is intersected by three U.S. Numbered Highways: U.S. Route 69, U.S. Route 190, and U.S. Route 287. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Tyler County. The town was named after George Tyler Wood, governor of Texas from 1847 to 1849.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zapata, Texas</span> CDP in Texas, United States

Zapata is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,383 at the 2020 census. As an unincorporated community, Zapata has no municipal government, but like all 254 Texas counties has four elected county commissioners chosen by single-member districts and a countywide elected administrative judge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hamlin, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Hamlin is a city in Jones and Fisher Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,831 at the 2020 census. The Jones County portion of Hamlin is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tatum, Texas</span> City in Rusk and Panola counites in Texas, United States

Tatum is a city in Rusk and Panola counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 1,342 at the 2020 census.

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aspermont, Texas
  3. 1 2 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Aspermont town, Texas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer" . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Aspermont, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Lubbock". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Aspermont, TX". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  12. 1 2 FAA Airport Form 5010 for T60 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration, Effective 24 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Texas Airport Directory - Aspermont, Stonewall County (T60)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved June 1, 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.