Flat, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 828.

Males: 425	(51.3%)
Females: 403	(48.7%)

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip code: 76526

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,943 (it was $40,323 in 2000)

Flat:	$50,943
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,736

Flat:	$20,736
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,952 (it was $73,300 in 2000)

Flat:	$94,952
Texas:	$120,900

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Races in Flat:

White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
Hispanic (6.0%)
Other race (3.3%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Flat: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1839 feet

Land area: 57.4 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Flat

High school or higher: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 7.9%
Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Flat CCD

Never married: 16.5%
Now married: 69.8%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 7.3%

21 residents are foreign born (2.4% Latin America).

This place:	2.4%
Texas:	13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Flat:	0.4% ($290)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Killeen, TX (16.6 miles , pop. 86,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (70.6 miles , pop. 656,562).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (113.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Oglesby, TX (2.9 miles ), South Mountain, TX (3.2 miles ), Northwest Bell, TX (3.3 miles ), Gatesville, TX (3.5 miles ), McGregor, TX (3.6 miles ), Morgan's Point Resort, TX (3.6 miles ), Moody, TX (3.6 miles ), Nolanville, TX (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 31.31 N, Longitude: 97.58 W

Area code: 254

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (11%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (44%)
Public administration (15%)
Educational services (9%)
Construction (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Engineers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (21%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Flat-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 139% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1973, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.8 miles away from the Flat place center .

On 5/11/1953, a category 5 tornado 30.4 miles away from the place center killed 114 people and injured 597 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Flat:

CORYELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GATESVILLE, TX)
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TEMPLE, TX)
SCOTT & WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TEMPLE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Flat, TX

Amtrak stations near Flat:

14 miles: MCGREGOR (1 AMTRAK BLVD.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
16 miles: KILLEEN (ARROW TRAILWAYS, 200 E. AVENUE C) - Bus Station
17 miles: FORT HOOD (BLDG. 108, 76 TANK BATTALION AVE.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flat:

TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 18 miles; BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 21 miles; KILLEEN, TX; FT enrollment: 6,777)
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 13,183)
MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,658)
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 36 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,218)
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)

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Churches in Flat include: Cold Springs Church (A), County Line Community Church (B), Leon Junction Community Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Seaton Cemetery (1), Saint Paul Cemetery (2), King and Smith Cemetery (3), King Cemetery (4), Graham Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Preachers Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	61.2%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	8.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	3.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Flat, TX

Flat compared to Texas state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Coryell County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%) Electricity (45%) Wood (6%) Other fuel (4%)

Religion statistics for Flat

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Charismatic Churches Independent	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ
Adherents	52.1%	17.1%	9.1%	6.5%	3.3%
Congregations	36.4%	1.3%	13.0%	2.6%	11.7%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Lutheran Church	Pentecostal Church of God	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	3.1%	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%	4.3%
Congregations	3.9%	5.2%	2.6%	2.6%	20.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

26.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,509 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	26.82%
Texas average:	8.37%

3.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,031 average AGI)
Coryell County: 3.21%
Texas average: 0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Bell County, TX	4.21% ($26,974 average AGI)
from McLennan County, TX	0.43% ($28,818)
from Lampasas County, TX	0.39% ($32,356)

30.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,628 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	30.18%
Texas average:	7.44%

1.65% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,420 average AGI)
Coryell County: 1.65%
Texas average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Bell County, TX	8.26% ($26,036 average AGI)
to Lampasas County, TX	0.68% ($36,622)
to El Paso County, TX	0.65% ($26,391)

Strongest AM radio stations in Flat:

KRZX (1660 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
KRZI (1580 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KTON (940 AM; 1 kW; BELTON, TX; Owner: SHELDON COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Flat:

WACO-FM (99.9 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWTX-FM (97.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBGO (95.7 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVLZ (98.3 FM; GATESVILLE, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KNCT-FM (91.3 FM; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
KLTD (101.7 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KLFX (107.3 FM; NOLANVILLE, TX; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING, LTD.)
KBDE (89.9 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KOOC (106.3 FM; BELTON, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KHHL (98.9 FM; LEANDER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
KVLT (88.5 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC)
KUSJ (105.5 FM; HARKER HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KSSM (103.1 FM; COPPERAS COVE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KLRK (92.9 FM; MARLIN, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
KIIZ-FM (92.3 FM; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWBU-FM (103.3 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
KWOW (104.1 FM; CLIFTON, TX; Owner: M&M BROADCASTERS, LTD.)
KBCT (94.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: KENNELWOOD BCST/G COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Flat:

KWKT (Channel 44; WACO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
KXXV (Channel 25; WACO, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWTX-TV (Channel 10; WACO, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
KCEN-TV (Channel 6; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 6, INC.)
KNCT (Channel 46; BELTON, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
KWBU-TV (Channel 34; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
KAKW (Channel 62; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KAKW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
K38FN (Channel 38; WACO, TX; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
KPLE-LP (Channel 31; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KILLEEN CHRISTIAN B/CING.CORPORATION)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Lisa M Minney, South Fm 184, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 99.4 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
CARISSA L BICK, 780 Fm 184 (Flat #310066), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770
Dane F Ershen, 250 Cr 341, Type: Mast, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
KELLYE E ABERNATHY, Highway 36 & Fm 184, Type: Pole, Structure height: 46.3 m, Overall height: 46.3 m
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

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