Rhome, Texas

Rhome, Texas
City
Rhome sign off of U.S. Route 287
Location of Rhome, Texas
Coordinates: 33°04′14″N97°28′26″W / 33.07056°N 97.47389°W / 33.07056; -97.47389
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Wise
Area [1]
• Total	4.65 sq mi (12.04 km2)
• Land	4.59 sq mi (11.89 km2)
• Water	0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation [2]	883 ft (269 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,630
• Density	355/sq mi (137/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76078
Area code	817
FIPS code	48-61700 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2410930 [2]
Website	www.cityofrhome.com

Rhome is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,630 in 2020. ^[4]

Rhome has a large, 12-plaque war exhibit located at Veterans Memorial Park, in a residential area east of the downtown.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km²), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) is covered by water. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1940	340		—
1950	461		35.6%
1960	412		−10.6%
1970	393		−4.6%
1980	478		21.6%
1990	605		26.6%
2000	551		−8.9%
2010	1,522		176.2%
2020	1,630		7.1%
2023 (est.)	1,843		13.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

^[7]

Rhome racial composition as of 2020 ^[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	1,212	74.36%
Black or African American (NH)	7	0.43%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	11	0.67%
Asian (NH)	13	0.8%
Some Other Race (NH)	2	0.12%
Mixed/multiracial (NH)	89	5.46%
Hispanic or Latino	296	18.16%
Total	1,630

As of the 2020 United States census, 1,630 people, 529 households, and 408 families were residing in the city.

• 
  Veterans Memorial Park in Rhome has 12 plaques honoring American service personnel from the wars fought since 1917.
• 
  Cold War plaque at Veterans Memorial Park
• 
  Rhome United Methodist Church is located near the city hall downtown.
• 
  Church of Christ building in Rhome

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhome, Texas
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
5. "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
8. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
9. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

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. ^{[8] [9]}

External links

• Media related to Rhome, Texas at Wikimedia Commons