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Population (year 2000): 2,556. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,332 (-8.8% change)
Males: 1,182 (46.2%), Females: 1,374 (53.8%)
Jones County
Zip code:
79501
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $23,954 (year 2000)
Median house value: $29,900 (year 2000)
Races in Anson:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.5%)
- Hispanic (32.6%)
- Other race (18.6%)
- Black (2.8%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (14.4%), Irish
(11.9%), German (9.4%), English (9.1%), Italian (1.9%), Dutch
(1.6%).
Elevation: 1731 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Anson
- High school or higher: 60.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Anson city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 8.4%
4.1% Foreign born (3.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -194 (-7.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Anson:
- ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (101 AVENUE J)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Anson:
- STAMFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
STAMFORD, TX)
- HAMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HAMLIN,
TX)
- HENDRICK CENTER FOR EXTENDED CARE (about 23 miles;
ABILENE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Anson:
- DYESS AFB (about 24 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 30 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
ABI)
- SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 105 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Anson:
- ARLEDGE FIELD (about 16 miles; STAMFORD, TX; ID:
F56)
- HAMLIN MUNI (about 18 miles; HAMLIN, TX; ID: 14F)
- ELMDALE AIRPARK (about 28 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
6F4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Anson:
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; Abilene,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; SAN
ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 160 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
Public high school in Anson:
- ANSON H S (Students: 231; Location: 1509 S
COMMERCIAL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Anson:
- ANSON EL (Students: 366; Location: 922 AVE M;
Grades: PK - 05)
- ANSON MIDDLE (Students: 184; Location: 1120
AVE M; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Anson:
- ANSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$19,352; Location: 1137 12TH ST; 19,500 books; 125 audio
materials; 338 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)
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