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Baylor County

Population in July 2008: 2,619. Population change since 2000: -9.9%
 

Males: 1,189  (45.4%)
Females: 1,430  (54.6%)

Median resident age:  44.2 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 76380.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $28,898 (it was $23,662 in 2000)
Seymour:  $28,898
Texas:  $50,043

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,310

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $59,420 (it was $37,300 in 2000)
Seymour:  $59,420
Texas:  $126,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $69,758; Detached houses: $70,583; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,509; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,992; Mobile homes: $29,485; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

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Races in Seymour:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.3%)
  • Hispanic (10.5%)
  • Black (4.6%)
  • Other race (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Seymour: 72.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.3%), Irish (10.4%), German (10.2%), English (8.3%), Czech (3.7%), Dutch (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1292 feet

Land area: 2.72 square miles.

Population density: 961 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Seymour

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seymour city

  • Never married: 13.9%
  • Now married: 60.5%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 15.0%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

65 residents are foreign born (0.6% Europe, 0.5% North America, 0.5% Latin America, 0.3% Asia, 0.3% Africa).

This city:  2.2%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Seymour, Texas in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Seymour to the number of sex offenders is 175 to 1.

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

Seymour:  1.6% ($607)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
Seymour satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita Falls, TX (47.8 miles , pop. 104,197).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (126.2 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (153.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Seymour Rural, TX (1.7 miles ), Goree, TX (4.2 miles ), Megargel, TX (4.6 miles ), Munday, TX (4.8 miles ), Elbert, TX (5.2 miles) , Lockett, TX (5.2 miles ), Throckmorton, TX (5.4 miles ), Weinert, TX (5.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $175,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 33.59 N, Longitude: 99.26 W

Area code: 940

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Crime in Seymour by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Murders 11000001
    per 100,000 33.632.90.00.00.00.00.037.6
Rapes 00003154
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0106.736.0189.5150.2
Robberies 00010103
    per 100,000 0.00.00.035.50.036.00.0112.7
Assaults 131411912N/A816
    per 100,000 437.1461.0389.0319.1426.9N/A303.1600.8
Burglaries 149132421113215
    per 100,000 470.7296.3459.7851.1747.1395.51212.6563.3
Thefts 3729265939554039
    per 100,000 1244.1954.9919.42092.21387.41977.71515.71464.5
Auto thefts 26210420
    per 100,000 67.2197.670.735.50.0143.875.80.0
Arson 00000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.037.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 242.8232.8152.4220.6278.5N/A363.8447.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.67
US city average:  3.00

Historical population

Historical housing units


Population change in the 1990s: -307 (-9.5%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (30%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
  • Utilities (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Religious workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (15%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



Average climate in Seymour, Texas

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Seymour-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the Seymour city center .

On 5/18/1951, a category 4 tornado 31.8 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Seymour-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 99% 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 95.3 miles away from Seymour center
On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from Seymour 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 81.3 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 Seymour:
  • SEYMOUR HOSPITAL (200 STADIUM DRIVE BOX 351)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Seymour:
  • ELECTRA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; ELECTRA, TX)
  • THROCKMORTON COUNTY MEM HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; THROCKMORTON, TX)
  • HAMILTON HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; OLNEY, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Seymour, TX

Airports located in Seymour: See detailed data for Airports located in Seymour, TX

Local government website: WWW.CITYOFSEYMOUR.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seymour:
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; Abilene, TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 123 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 126 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
Public high school in Seymour:
Public elementary/middle schools in Seymour:
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Library in Seymour:
  • BAYLOR COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,622; Location: 101 S WASHINGTON ST; 12,600 books; 11 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Seymour include: Church of Christ (A), First Baptist Church (B), Trinity Luthern Church (C), New Covenant Church (D), New Mount Zion Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Seymour: Seymour City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Seymour and their reported violations in the past:

BAYLOR WSC (Population served: 940, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.1%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  19.5%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Seymour, TX


49 people in nursing homes


Seymour compared to Texas state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above 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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Banks with branches in Seymour (2009 data):
  • Citibank, National Association: 323 North Main Branch at 323 North Main, branch established on 1927-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-04: Bank assets: $1,227,040.0 mil, Deposits: $755,298.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, negative income in the last year, International Specialization, 1072 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
  • The First National Bank of Seymour: The First National Bank Of Seymour at 201 North Washington Street, branch established on 1890-03-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41.0 mil, Deposits: $36.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Baylor Bancshares, Inc.
  • The Farmers National Bank of Seymour: The Farmers National Bank Of Seymour at 100 North Washington Street, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $63.3 mil, Deposits: $56.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Olney Bancshares Of Texas, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School


Seymour travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Baylor County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Seymour

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 101.71%
Here101.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristOther
Adherents65.7%13.6%9.4%5.2%6.0%
Congregations38.5%7.7%7.7%7.7%38.5%
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$4,993$29,9580$0
Other Government Administration 2$8,148$48,8881$939
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,368
Police Protection - Officers 6$21,629$43,2581$531
Police - Other 2$3,268$19,6083$675
Streets and Highways 5$9,824$23,5785$2,759
Health 1$2,086$25,0320$0
Solid Waste Management 1$2,088$25,0560$0
Sewerage 2$4,379$26,2740$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,168$26,0164$1,463
Water Supply 4$11,595$34,7850$0
Electric Power 5$12,823$30,7750$0
Other and Unallocable 1$2,710$32,5200$0
Totals for Government 32$85,711$32,14215$7,735



8.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,371 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.54%
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 Wichita County, TX  0.98% ($21,333 average AGI)


9.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,553 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.20%
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 Wichita County, TX  1.61% ($25,900 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Seymour:
  • KSEY (1230 AM; 1 kW; SEYMOUR, TX; Owner: MARK V. AULABAUGH)
  • KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, 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.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Seymour:
  • KSEY-FM (94.3 FM; SEYMOUR, TX; Owner: MARK V. AULABAUGH)
  • KYYI (104.7 FM; BURKBURNETT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KVRP-FM (97.1 FM; HASKELL, TX; Owner: ROLLING PLAINS BROADCASTING CORP.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Seymour, Texas:
  • Fatal accident count: 6
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 7
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 18
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Texas average:
  • Fatal accident count: 164
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
  • Fatalities: 181
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23

Seymour fatal accident list:
Aug 3, 1991 08:50 AM, 82, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 19, 1985 11:56 AM, Reiman, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Apr 30, 1983 04:50 AM, 82, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
May 30, 1980 05:09 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 7, 1979 11:39 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 7, 1978 06:07 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Seymour)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Seymour, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Seymour)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Seymour)


Seymour on our top lists:
    • #35 (76380) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czechoslovakian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
    • #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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