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Population (year 2000): 5,219. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,543 (+6.2% change)
Males: 2,357 (45.2%), Females: 2,862 (54.8%)
Montague County
Zip code:
76230
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $29,452 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,500 (year 2000)
Races in Bowie:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Other race (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (15.1%), Irish
(13.8%), German (10.4%), English (9.0%), Dutch (3.2%),
Scotch-Irish (3.0%).
Elevation: 1124 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bowie
- High school or higher: 68.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bowie city
- Never married: 14.9%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 9.0%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +140 (+2.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Bowie:
- BOWIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (705 EAST GREENWOOD
AV)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bowie:
- NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NOCONA, TX)
- CLAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
HENRIETTA, TX)
- WISE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 29 miles;
DECATUR, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bowie:
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 53 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 54 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
- FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 62 miles; FORT WORTH,
TX; ID: FTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bowie:
- BOWIE MUNI (about 7 miles; BOWIE, TX; ID: 0F2)
- NOCONA (about 17 miles; NOCONA, TX; ID: F48)
- BRIDGEPORT MUNI (about 28 miles; BRIDGEPORT, TX; ID:
1F9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bowie:
- NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 55 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; FT WORTH,
TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; FT
WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
- SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 67
miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,253)
Public high school in Bowie:
- BOWIE H S (Students: 516; Location: 800 N
MILL ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bowie:
- BOWIE EL (Students: 554; Location: 405 LOVERS
LN; Grades: PK - 03)
- BOWIE J H (Students: 360; Location: 501 E
TARRANT ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BOWIE INTERMEDIATE (Students: 221; Location:
801 E TARRANT ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- GOLD BURG H S (Students: 68; Location: 468
PRATER RD; Grades: 06 - 12)
- RINGGOLD EL (Students: 34; Location: 468
PRATER RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Bowie:
- BOWIE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$131,495; Location: 301 W WALNUT ST; 30,230 books; 243
audio materials; 859 video materials; 51 serial
subscriptions)
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