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Bosque County

Population in July 2008: 793. Population change since 2000: +5.0%
 

Males: 403  (50.9%)
Females: 390  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  32.9 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 76690.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,313 (it was $24,598 in 2000)
Walnut Springs:  $34,313
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,281
Walnut Springs:  $15,281
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $50,320 (it was $27,400 in 2000)
Walnut Springs:  $50,320
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $57,643; Detached houses: $72,452; Townhouses or other attached units: $19,736; Mobile homes: $16,994

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Races in Walnut Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.6%)
  • Hispanic (28.1%)
  • Other race (8.1%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Walnut Springs: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (11.3%), United States (11.0%), German (9.4%), English (8.7%), Norwegian (1.3%), Scottish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.33 square miles.

Population density: 595 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Walnut Springs

  • High school or higher: 68.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Walnut Springs city

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

54 residents are foreign born (6.6% Latin America).

This city:  7.2%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Walnut Springs, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Walnut Springs to the number of sex offenders is 198 to 1.

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

Walnut Springs:  1.1% ($288)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waco, TX (49.4 miles , pop. 113,726).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (53.0 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (76.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Iredell, TX (3.0 miles ), Morgan, TX (3.0 miles ), Meridian, TX (3.3 miles ), Glen Rose, TX (3.5 miles ), Hico, TX (4.2 miles ), Cranfills Gap, TX (4.5 miles ), Blum, TX (4.6 miles ), Pecan Plantation, TX (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 32.06 N, Longitude: 97.75 W

Area code: 254

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Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+5.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)



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Crime in Walnut Springs (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (129.5 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 thefts (647.7 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (129.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 62.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Walnut Springs (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (126.7 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (126.7 per 100,000)
  • 10 thefts (1267.4 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (126.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 95.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

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Walnut Springs-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 194% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1973, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.6 miles away from the Walnut Springs city center .

On 5/26/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.1 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Walnut Springs-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from Walnut Springs center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Walnut Springs:
  • GLEN ROSE MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; GLEN ROSE, TX)
  • GOODALL WITCHER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (about 23 miles; CLIFTON, TX)
  • LAKE WHITNEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; WHITNEY, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Walnut Springs, TX

Airports located in Walnut Springs: See detailed data for Airports located in Walnut Springs, TX

Operable nuclear power plants near Walnut Springs:
  • 13 miles: Comanche Peak 1 and 2 in Glen Rose, TX.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Walnut Springs:
  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,658)
  • BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 13,183)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 50 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,218)
  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,403)
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
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Average household size:
This city:  2.9 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.9%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  30.5%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.8%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Walnut Springs, TX



Walnut Springs compared to Texas state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Walnut Springs travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Bosque County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religion statistics for Walnut Springs

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurches of Christ
Adherents52.9%15.5%10.5%9.8%4.6%
Congregations36.5%19.2%3.8%7.7%15.4%
NameUnited Church of ChristLutheran ChurchEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents2.1%2.0%1.0%0.9%0.7%
Congregations1.9%1.9%3.8%1.9%7.7%
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
Other Government Administration 1$2,303$27,6360$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$240
Sewerage 0$0 1$1,328
Other and Unallocable 1$2,923$35,0760$0
Totals for Government 2$5,226$31,3562$1,568



Walnut Springs government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $48,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $250,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $64,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Financial Administration: $28,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $234,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $234,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $112,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $250,000
    All Other: $23,000
  • Tax - Property: $32,000
    Total General Sales: $18,000
    Public Utilities: $11,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $84,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000

8.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($61,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.82%
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 McLennan County, TX  2.10% ($30,157 average AGI)
from Hill County, TX  0.78% ($229,222)
from Tarrant County, TX  0.73% ($108,310)


8.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,473 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.78%
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 McLennan County, TX  2.10% ($34,083 average AGI)
to Hill County, TX  0.89% ($25,843)
to Johnson County, TX  0.61% ($36,457)


Strongest AM radio stations in Walnut Springs:
  • 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.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
  • KHVN (970 AM; 10 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRZI (1580 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
  • KRZX (1660 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Walnut Springs:
  • KTFW-FM (92.1 FM; GLEN ROSE, TX; Owner: M&M BROADCASTERS, LTD.)
  • KDXX (107.1 FM; BENBROOK, TX; Owner: KCYT-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KWOW (104.1 FM; CLIFTON, TX; Owner: M&M BROADCASTERS, LTD.)
  • KFWR (95.9 FM; MINERAL WELLS, TX; Owner: LKCM RADIO GROUP, LP)
  • KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
  • KLLI (105.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
  • WACO-FM (99.9 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Walnut Springs:
  • KFWD (Channel 52; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HIC BROADCAST, INC.)
  • KXXV (Channel 25; WACO, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWKT (Channel 44; WACO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)


Walnut Springs fatal accident list:
Jul 23, 2006 07:40 AM, Sr-144, Lat: 32.041417, Lon: -97.740869, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Fm 927/Cr 251, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 95.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN906
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/21/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • Kellye E Abernathy, 5984 A St Hwy 144, Type: Mast, Structure height: 78 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 17330 Preston Road, Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2092, Email:
  • Steve Campbell, Meridian Fm 273c3 Tower Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 111.3 m, Overall height: 112.2 m
    Registrant: Lkcm Radio Group, LP, 115 West 3rd Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-7402, Phone: (817) 332-0959, Email:
  • WAYNE WATTS, Fm 927/Cr 251, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 95.7 m
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • Charles O Sowell, 1 Mi Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Mobil Pipe Line Company Pump Station, Call Sign: KBH523
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.500 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/12/2005, Expiration Date: 07/09/2015, Cancelation Date: 04/23/2008
    Registrant: Exxon Communications, Gsc-Gw3-366b, Houston, TX 77210-4934, Phone: (713) 431-4134, Fax: (262) 313-9709, Email:
  • 1 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51 m, Call Sign: WNZH945
    Assigned Frequencies : 938.475 MHz, 938.500 MHz, 939.400 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/12/2003, Expiration Date: 09/15/2013, Certifier: David Poole
    Registrant: Covington & Burling LLP, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 662-5506, Fax: (202) 778-5506, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • WALNUT SPRINGS, Fm 927 & Cr 251, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 95.7 m, Call Sign: WMW757
    Assigned Frequencies : 6610.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
  • Walnut Springs WT, 600ft N.E. Of Sh144 & Fm297 Intersection, Type: Tank, Structure height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WQIB423
    Assigned Frequencies : 942.375 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/18/2007, Expiration Date: 12/18/2017, Certifier: Dewey Ratliff
    Registrant: Huffman Communications & Eng., 2829 W. 7th Ave, Corsicana, TX 75151-1753, Phone: (903) 872-8306, Fax: (903) 872-6032, Email:
  • STATION, Mobil Pump Station Near, Overall height: 88.4 m, Call Sign: KSM53
    Assigned Frequencies : 6605.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/07/2000, Expiration Date: 07/26/2010
    Registrant: Louis Dreyfus Pipeline L.P., 111b West Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110, Phone: (903) 874-8740, Fax: (903) 872-4112, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Flat Top Ranch Airport, Call Sign: WQI4, Licensee ID: L00002398
    Assigned Frequencies : 122.725 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/15/2000, Expiration Date: 07/05/2005, Cancelation Date: 01/07/2006
    Registrant: Louis A Beecherl, 5950 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas, TX 75235

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: KA5BXS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00179448
    Grant Date: 09/28/2002, Expiration Date: 09/28/2012
    Registrant: Alfred F Pierson, 198 W Ross St, Walnut Springs, TX 76690-4595
  • Call Sign: KA5GZH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00257785
    Grant Date: 02/02/2001, Expiration Date: 02/02/2011
    Registrant: Donnavon L Morrison, Rt 1 Box 620a, Walnut Springs, TX 76690
  • Call Sign: WA5OTR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00135489
    Grant Date: 10/24/2003, Expiration Date: 11/02/2013
    Registrant: Wiley G Clarkson Iii, 549 Cr 2700, Walnut Springs, TX 76690
  • Call Sign: WB5REB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00803306
    Grant Date: 05/18/2004, Expiration Date: 07/14/2014
    Registrant: Annabeth I Clarkson, 523 Cr 2700, Walnut Springs, TX 76690
  • Call Sign: KD5RSW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00481344
    Grant Date: 03/15/2002, Expiration Date: 03/15/2012, Certifier: Michael E Milsap
    Registrant: Michael E Milsap, 179 W Ross, Walnut Springs, TX 76690


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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