Palmer, Texas

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Back to Palmer, TX housing info, Ellis County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Palmer, TX Ellis County Population in July 2008: 2,258. Population change since 2000: +27.3% Males: 1,125   (49.8%) Females: 1,133   (50.2%) Median resident age:   29.9 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 75152. Estimated median household income in 2008: $53,044 (it was $40,729 in 2000) Palmer:   $53,044 Texas:   $50,043 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $19,651 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $91,481 (it was $56,100 in 2000) Palmer:   $91,481 Texas:   $126,800 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 75152 Palmer, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Bug Out Pest Control, llc Lee's Piano Bar Chisholm Real Estate Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Palmer: White Non-Hispanic (70.2%) Hispanic (26.3%) Other race (8.7%) Black (1.8%) Two or more races (1.7%) American Indian (1.4%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Palmer: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Palmer, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Palmer is mentioned 162 times on our forum: Gone But Not Forgotten in San Antonio II  (850 replies) You finish it.... (San Antonio story game)  (737 replies) Crane & Palmer Pharmacy ( unique delivery vehicles )  (1 reply) Jordan Palmer signs with the Cincinatti Bengals!  (2 replies) Pretentiousness in Austin?  (138 replies) Census: D-FW adds more residents than any other U.S. metro area  (211 replies) Latest news from Palmer, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (19.3%), German (6.6%), English (6.3%), Irish (5.6%), French (1.6%), Italian (1.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 2.83 square miles. Population density: 799 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 32.43 N, Longitude: 96.67 W

Area codes: 972, 469

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.54
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Palmer, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Palmer-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 240% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the Palmer town center killed 3 people and injured 48 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1976, a category 4 tornado 25.9 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Palmer-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from Palmer center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 35.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Palmer, TX

• Dallas South Port Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 100, Local Ops: 200)
• Harper Airport (Runways: 1)

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Church in Palmer: Fundamental Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	3.2 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	81.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This town:	9.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

This town:	3.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palmer, TX

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Here		58.0%
USA		50.2%

10.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.22%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($127 average AGI)

Ellis County:	0.05%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Dallas County, TX	4.23% ($46,611 average AGI)
from Tarrant County, TX	1.12% ($49,751)
from Navarro County, TX	0.35% ($30,703)

7.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,706 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.97%
Texas average:	7.44%

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

to Dallas County, TX	2.43% ($29,323 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.91% ($35,199)
to Navarro County, TX	0.40% ($31,130)

• Bonnie K Clark, Route 1, Box 78 Oates Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78 m
  Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
• 367 Oates Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.4 m, Overall height: 85.4 m
  Registrant: Nextel Communications Inc, 8585 N Stemmons Fwy S Bldg 10th Flr, Dallas, TX 75247, Phone: (214) 599-8400
• CHRISTINE A VERRE, Sec I-45 And Hampel Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m
• Dane F Ershen, 2445 Bells Chapel Road, Type: Mast, Structure height: 76.8 m, Overall height: 78.6 m
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
• WAYNE WATTS, Cr 813 & 879 Rri Box 89g, Type: Tower, Structure height: 107 m, Overall height: 108.5 m
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

• 314 Willow Creek Rd, Call Sign: KKM354, Licensee ID: L00033547
  Assigned Frequencies : 35.8200 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/03/2003, Expiration Date: 07/18/2013
  Registrant: Kenneth Fleming, 314 Willow Creek Rd, Palmer, TX 75152
• Lat: 32.427222 Lon: -96.682222, Call Sign: WQFV231
  Assigned Frequencies : 452.837 MHz, 452.712 MHz, 452.862 MHz, 451.537 MHz, 452.412 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/11/2006, Expiration Date: 10/11/2016, Certifier: Alan R Oakley
  Registrant: Bearcom Operating LP, Dallas, TX 75355-9001, Phone: (214) 765-7136, Fax: (214) 355-1714, Email:

• DALLAS 5031, Cor Of Fm 813 & Ih 45, Overall height: 83.8 m, Call Sign: WPNG903
  Assigned Frequencies : 10568.7 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/14/1997, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2000
  Registrant: Phone: (214) 640-0132
• PALMER, I45 And Parker Hill Rd 1 Mi E Of, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WPNJ785
  Assigned Frequencies : 6610.00 MHz, 6226.89 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/01/2008, Expiration Date: 04/15/2018
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
• PALMER (28), Route 1, Box 78 Oates Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 85.3 m, Call Sign: WPQS470
  Assigned Frequencies : 6625.62 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/18/2000, Expiration Date: 09/18/2010, Certifier: William D Smith
  Registrant: Nextel Communications, 4407 Alpha Road, Farmers Branch, TX 75244, Phone: (972) 406-7602, Fax: (972) 406-7690, Email:

• Fire: 6
• Service Call: 2

• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"