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Knox County

Population in July 2008: 977. Population change since 2000: -19.9%
 

Males: 461  (47.3%)
Females: 516  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  42.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 79529.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,687 (it was $25,583 in 2000)
Knox City:  $35,687
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,866
Knox City:  $19,866
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $47,014 (it was $25,600 in 2000)
Knox City:  $47,014
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $63,885; Detached houses: $64,305; Townhouses or other attached units: $7,895; In 2-unit structures: $21,130; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $28,440; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $11,784; Mobile homes: $23,375

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Races in Knox City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.8%)
  • Hispanic (23.5%)
  • Other race (14.4%)
  • Black (8.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Knox City: 71.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.8%), Irish (7.6%), English (5.3%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.84 square miles.

Population density: 1168 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Knox City

  • High school or higher: 66.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Knox City town

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

57 residents are foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 1.1% Asia).

This town:  4.7%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Knox City, Texas in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Knox City to the number of sex offenders is 140 to 1.

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

Knox City:  2.4% ($602)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (67.3 miles , pop. 115,930).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (151.3 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (180.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: O'Brien, TX (1.7 miles) , Rochester, TX (2.7 miles ), Weinert, TX (3.2 miles) , Munday, TX (3.3 miles ), Benjamin, TX (3.4 miles ), Rule, TX (4.1 miles ), Goree, TX (4.1 miles ), Haskell, TX (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 33.42 N, Longitude: 99.81 W


Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Seedless Watermelon Capital of Texas

Area code: 940

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Population change in the 1990s: -227 (-15.7%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (35%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Extraction workers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)



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Crime in Knox City by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 021110
    per 100,000 0.0157.184.787.088.40.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 1011214
    per 100,000 801.978.684.7173.988.4359.1
Burglaries 1914139125
    per 100,000 1523.71099.81100.8782.61061.0448.8
Thefts 13141414813
    per 100,000 1042.51099.81185.41217.4707.31167.0
Auto thefts 453411
    per 100,000 320.8392.8254.0347.888.489.8
Arson 100000
    per 100,000 80.20.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 334.4293.8229.5235.7198.1157.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.02
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Knox City, Texas

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Knox City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.0 miles away from the Knox City town center killed 17 people and injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1962, a category 4 tornado 17.3 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Knox City-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 61.2 miles away from Knox City center
On 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/2007 at 13:54:21, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 2.7 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospital/medical center in Knox City:
  • KNOX COUNTY HOSPITAL (701 SOUTH 5TH STREET BOX 608)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Knox City:
  • HASKELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HASKELL, TX)
  • STONEWALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; ASPERMONT, TX)
  • STAMFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; STAMFORD, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Knox City, TX

Airports located in Knox City: See detailed data for Airports located in Knox City, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Knox City:
  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
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Church in Knox City: Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: City Motel (1100 East Main Street).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.0%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.9%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  20.2%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.4%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Knox City, TX


64 people in nursing homes


Knox City compared to Texas state average:

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  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Knox City (2009 data):
  • Citizens Bank, National Association: Knox City Branch at 110 North 2nd, branch established on 1993-05-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $85.8 mil, Deposits: $77.2 mil, headquarters in Abilene, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Texas Country Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (77%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Knox City

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 119.73%
Here119.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristOther
Adherents47.8%23.4%12.2%8.5%8.0%
Congregations30.8%7.7%19.2%26.9%15.4%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2$4,058$24,3481$385
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$443
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,130$25,5600$0
Streets and Highways 3$5,433$21,7320$0
Sewerage 1$2,119$25,4280$0
Water Supply 1$1,722$20,6640$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$638
Totals for Government 8$15,462$23,1933$1,466



7.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,091 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.32%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Haskell County, TX  1.00% ($18,833 average AGI)


8.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,709 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.46%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Taylor County, TX  0.99% ($16,750 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Knox City:
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KEAN (1470 AM; 5 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Knox City:
  • KVRP-FM (97.1 FM; HASKELL, TX; Owner: ROLLING PLAINS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KOES (106.9 FM; STAMFORD, TX; Owner: TEXAS GULFWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)



Knox City fatal accident list:
Nov 13, 2005 11:20 AM, Sr-6, Sr-222, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 7, 1990 10:55 AM, S2ndw, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 1, 1987 08:00 AM, 222, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 9, 1986 01:44 AM, Soseconday, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 15, 1983 04:30 AM, 222, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 22, 1976 09:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 33
Total length: 124 meters (407ft)
Total costs: $269,000
Total average daily traffic: 119,850
Total average daily truck traffic: 24,428

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1940-1949: 3
  • 1950-1959: 10
  • 1960-1969: 11
  • 1970-1979: 2
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 3
  • 2000-2009: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Knox City, TX

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: KA5TIZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00147961
    Grant Date: 11/01/2001, Expiration Date: 12/24/2011
    Registrant: Gene Mc Carty, 702 S Central Ave, Knox City, TX 79529
  • Call Sign: KB5IOL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00284748
    Grant Date: 09/14/2000, Expiration Date: 10/23/2010
    Registrant: Matthew D Harrington, Box 140, Knox City, TX 79529
  • Call Sign: KB5JJO, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 05/13/1999, Expiration Date: 05/13/2009
    Registrant: Michael Graham, 303 Se Third, Knox City, TX 79529-0624
  • Call Sign: KC5ATK, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 08/17/1993, Expiration Date: 08/17/2003, Cancelation Date: 08/18/2005
    Registrant: William C Russell, Knox City, TX 79529
  • Call Sign: KD5NQK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00335394
    Grant Date: 03/14/2001, Expiration Date: 03/14/2011, Certifier: Ricky R Reid
    Registrant: Ricky R Reid, Knox City, TX 79529-0571



Knox City on our top lists:
  • #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
  • #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"

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