Rotan, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 32°51′19″N100°27′54″W / 32.85528°N 100.46500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Fisher |
Area | |
• Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2) |
• Land | 2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,949 ft (594 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,508 |
• Estimate (2019) [2] | 1,438 |
• Density | 710.83/sq mi (274.51/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 79546 |
Area code | 325 |
FIPS code | 48-63464 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1345626 [4] |
Rotan is a city in Fisher County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,508 at the 2010 census, [5] down from 1,611 at the 2000 census.
Texas State Highway 70 passes through the city, leading north 34 miles (55 km) to Jayton and south 9 miles (14 km) to Roby, the Fisher County seat, and 30 miles (48 km) to Sweetwater and Interstate 20. Texas State Highway 92 leads east from Rotan 20 miles (32 km) to Hamlin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rotan has a total area of 2.0 mi2 (5.2 km2), all land. [5]
Rotan's climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is BSh (tropical and subtropical steppe climate). [6]
Climate data for Rotan, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 85 (29) | 92 (33) | 100 (38) | 106 (41) | 110 (43) | 116 (47) | 112 (44) | 112 (44) | 108 (42) | 101 (38) | 92 (33) | 84 (29) | 116 (47) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56.4 (13.6) | 61.0 (16.1) | 69.2 (20.7) | 78.5 (25.8) | 85.8 (29.9) | 92.5 (33.6) | 95.7 (35.4) | 95.0 (35.0) | 87.1 (30.6) | 77.9 (25.5) | 66.3 (19.1) | 57.5 (14.2) | 76.9 (24.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 44.9 (7.2) | 49.1 (9.5) | 56.7 (13.7) | 65.8 (18.8) | 74.4 (23.6) | 82.0 (27.8) | 85.2 (29.6) | 84.2 (29.0) | 76.6 (24.8) | 66.4 (19.1) | 54.8 (12.7) | 46.5 (8.1) | 65.5 (18.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.5 (0.8) | 37.1 (2.8) | 44.2 (6.8) | 53.1 (11.7) | 63.1 (17.3) | 71.5 (21.9) | 74.6 (23.7) | 73.4 (23.0) | 66.0 (18.9) | 55.0 (12.8) | 43.4 (6.3) | 35.5 (1.9) | 54.2 (12.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | 3 (−16) | −5 (−21) | 7 (−14) | 24 (−4) | 35 (2) | 46 (8) | 57 (14) | 54 (12) | 35 (2) | 20 (−7) | 15 (−9) | −5 (−21) | −5 (−21) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.95 (24) | 1.33 (34) | 1.68 (43) | 1.77 (45) | 3.15 (80) | 2.94 (75) | 1.96 (50) | 2.18 (55) | 2.72 (69) | 2.27 (58) | 1.53 (39) | 1.06 (27) | 23.54 (598) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.4 (1.0) | 1.2 (3.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0.8 (2.0) | 3.5 (8.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 44.6 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Source: NOAA [7] [8] |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 1,126 | — | |
1920 | 1,000 | −11.2% | |
1930 | 1,632 | 63.2% | |
1940 | 2,029 | 24.3% | |
1950 | 3,163 | 55.9% | |
1960 | 2,788 | −11.9% | |
1970 | 2,404 | −13.8% | |
1980 | 2,284 | −5.0% | |
1990 | 1,913 | −16.2% | |
2000 | 1,611 | −15.8% | |
2010 | 1,508 | −6.4% | |
2019 (est.) | 1,438 | [2] | −4.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH) | 667 | 50.08% |
Black or African American (NH) | 73 | 5.48% |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 8 | 0.6% |
Asian (NH) | 9 | 0.68% |
Pacific Islander (NH) | 1 | 0.08% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 3 | 0.23% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 26 | 1.95% |
Hispanic or Latino | 545 | 40.92% |
Total | 1,332 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,332 people, 594 households, and 364 families residing in the city.
As of the census [3] of 2000, 1,611 people, 665 households, and 442 families resided in the city. The population density was 791.3 inhabitants per square mile (305.5/km2). The 841 housing units averaged 413.1 per square mile (159.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 72.44% White, 5.59% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 19.49% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 32.90% of the population.
Of the 665 households, 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were not families; 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city, the population was distributed as 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,638, and for a family was $29,038. Males had a median income of $25,688 versus $17,045 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,097. About 16.6% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
The city is served by the Rotan Independent School District.
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