Tulia, Texas

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Back to Tulia, TX housing info, Swisher 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 Tulia, TX Swisher County Population in July 2008: 4,589. Population change since 2000: -10.3%   Males: 2,435   (53.1%) Females: 2,154   (46.9%) Median resident age:   32.6 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 79088. Estimated median household income in 2008: $33,447 (it was $27,794 in 2000) Tulia:   $33,447 Texas:   $50,043 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $16,239 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $60,084 (it was $38,400 in 2000) Tulia:   $60,084 Texas:   $126,800 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $83,325; Detached houses: $83,197; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $52,450; Mobile homes: $9,615 Tulia, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: 1st Choice Realtors 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 Tulia: White Non-Hispanic (51.0%) Hispanic (39.6%) Other race (22.1%) Black (8.4%) Two or more races (2.5%) American Indian (1.1%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Tulia: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Tulia, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Tulia is mentioned 13 times on our forum: Why Are People ALWAYS Bashing Texas & Houston?  (528 replies) Tulia, Texas - the big drug bust  (9 replies) "Highway Robbery"? Tenaha, TX  (57 replies) Racism in Victoria, Texas  (82 replies) Palo Duro Canyon  (12 replies) You should know... :)  (3 replies) Latest news from Tulia, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (15.3%), English (4.8%), Irish (4.2%), German (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 3.53 square miles. Population density: 1298 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 34.54 N, Longitude: 101.77 W

Area code: 806

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Tulia, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.31
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Tulia, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tulia-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 165% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.7 miles away from the Tulia city center killed 16 people and injured 42 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1965, a category 4 tornado 24.5 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 76 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Tulia-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/17/2000 at 01:08:05, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.0 miles away from Tulia center
On 12/16/2000 at 22:08:54, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/18/2006 at 05:49:41, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1996 at 06:43:46, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from Tulia center
On 9/24/2003 at 15:02:09, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/7/2000 at 17:19:08, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.1 miles away from Tulia center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Tulia, TX

• City Of Tulia/Swisher County Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 2,600, Local Ops: 14,650)
• Vigo Park Airport (Runways: 1)

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Notable location: Swisher County Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Tulia include: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Tulia Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Calvary Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Tulia include: MacKenzie Park (1), Adair Park (2), Younger Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.0%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.9%
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

This city:	19.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	10.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tulia, TX

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• Best Western Tulia, RR 1 Box 60, Tulia, TX 79088, Phone: (806) 995-3248
• Best Western Inn, Rt 1 Box 60, Tulia, TX 79088, Phone: (800) 528-1234

Here		89.2%
USA		50.2%

7.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.65%
Texas average:	8.37%

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

from Hale County, TX	1.74% ($19,465 average AGI)
from Randall County, TX	1.05% ($30,115)
from Potter County, TX	0.73% ($20,611)

9.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.02%
Texas average:	7.44%

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

to Randall County, TX	1.80% ($25,933 average AGI)
to Hale County, TX	1.56% ($30,026)
to Potter County, TX	1.12% ($13,750)

• TULIA, 148 S Maxwell, Structure height: 4.6 m, Overall height: 8.5 m, Call Sign: WNTU735
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.068 MHz, 928.068 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/20/1999, Expiration Date: 05/20/2009
  Registrant: Phone: (512) 339-9906
• MCCLURG FM, 13.5 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 68 m, Call Sign: WAY38, Licensee ID: L00009336
  5974.00 MHz, 6034.00 MHz, 5974.80 MHz, 6034.20 MHz, 6093.50 MHz, 6152.80 MHz, 5974.80 MHz, 6034.20 MHz, 6093.50 MHz, 6152.80 MHz... (+5 more)
  Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 03/31/2003
  Registrant: West Texas Microwave Company, 1122 S Capitol Of Tx Hwy, Austin, TX 78746
• TULIA, 8.6 Miles W Of, Overall height: 115.8 m, Call Sign: WLC328, Licensee ID: L00011882
  Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6152.75 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/17/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001, Certifier: Mary L Brown
  Registrant: Mci Worldcom Network Services, Inc., 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 887-3087, Fax: (202) 887-3175, Email:

• On Fm Highway #1318, 4 Miles East Of Tulia, Call Sign: KKT406, Licensee ID: L00000778
  Assigned Frequencies : 152.750 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/20/1998, Expiration Date: 06/30/2008, Cancelation Date: 08/16/2008
  Registrant: Mid-Plains Rural Telephone Cooperative,, 411 N Hale Street, Tulia, TX 79088

• Fire: 62
• Hazardous Condition: 1
• Good Intent Call: 1

• #37 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 5,000+)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008 (pop. 5,000+)"