Potosi, Texas

Back to Potosi, TX housing info, Taylor 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 Potosi, TX Taylor County Population in July 2007: 1,664. Males: 813   (48.9%) Females: 851   (51.1%) Median resident age:   37.6 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 79602. Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,675 (it was $49,438 in 2000) Potosi:   $57,675 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,560 Potosi:   $23,560 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,039 (it was $83,300 in 2000) Potosi:   $112,039 Texas:   $120,900 Potosi, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Potosi: White Non-Hispanic (92.8%) Hispanic (5.2%) Other race (2.0%) Two or more races (1.0%) Black (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Potosi: 75.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Potosi, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Potosi is mentioned 11 times on our forum: How should I travel into Mexico? (Was "Organ jacking going to Mexico")  (43 replies) Matamoros  (51 replies) Crossing the border in Laredo, TX...?  (45 replies) Are "undocumented" / illegals a real big issue in the area?  (24 replies) an honest taco??  (42 replies) Abilene  (67 replies) Latest news from Potosi, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (17.8%), German (17.4%), English (17.0%), United States (8.4%), French (3.8%), French Canadian (2.7%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 1829 feet Land area: 18.5 square miles. Population density: 90 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Potosi, Texas

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Potosi-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 117% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the Potosi place center killed 5 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1962, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the place center injured 2 people.

Potosi-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% 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 80.1 miles away from Potosi 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 78.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Notable location: Potosi School (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Potosi include: Potosi United Methodist Church (A), Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Church of God (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Potosi Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	85.1%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.2%
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 place:	7.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

This place:	1.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Potosi, TX

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9.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,462 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.03%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.60% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,086 average AGI)

Taylor County:	0.60%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Jones County, TX	0.53% ($141,385 average AGI)
from Callahan County, TX	0.51% ($29,009)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.38% ($28,269)

9.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,512 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.58%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.49% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,760 average AGI)

Taylor County:	0.49%
Texas average:	0.11%

to Tarrant County, TX	0.55% ($31,231 average AGI)
to Jones County, TX	0.46% ($28,906)
to Callahan County, TX	0.46% ($34,228)

• Gary L Peterson, 3 Miles Sse, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.5 m, Overall height: 122.6 m
  Registrant: 225 Cr 141, Abilene, TX 79602, Phone: (325) 529-3283, Email:

• 15 Miles Se Of Albilene Near Hwy 36, Type: Tower, Structure height: 25 m, Call Sign: WPEW247
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.325 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/17/2004, Expiration Date: 05/11/2014
  Registrant: Lan Communications, Clyde, TX 79510, Phone: (325) 673-0867, Email:
• 15 Miles Se Of Abilene Near Hwy 36, Call Sign: WZJ613
  Assigned Frequencies : 463.275 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/17/2004, Expiration Date: 04/17/2014, Certifier: Perry Sook
  Registrant: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, 1500 K Street, Nw, Ste 1100, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 842-8876, Fax: (202) 842-8465, Email:
• 3 Mi Sse, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.5 m, Overall height: 122.6 m, Call Sign: WQDG451, Licensee ID: L00704326
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.900 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/18/2005, Expiration Date: 08/18/2015, Certifier: Joe Peterson
  Registrant: R & J Peterson Enterprises LLC, 1953 Industrial Blvd, Abilene, TX 79602, Phone: (325) 698-9960, Fax: (325) 698-5222, Email:

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