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Population (year 2000): 15,538. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,569 (+6.6% change)
Males: 7,272 (46.8%), Females: 8,266 (53.2%)
Zip codes:
76240.
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $30,571 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,000 (year 2000)
Races in Gainesville:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.7%)
- Hispanic (17.5%)
- Other race (9.1%)
- Black (6.0%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.2%), German
(11.4%), Irish (8.4%), English (7.5%), Dutch (1.9%), Scottish
(1.8%).
Land area: 17.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gainesville
- High school or higher: 72.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gainesville city
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 11.3%
10.7% Foreign born (9.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +917 (+6.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Gainesville:
- GAINESVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1016 RITCHEY
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Gainesville:
- MUENSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
MUENSTER, TX)
- MERCY HEALTH LOVE COUNTY (about 22 miles; MARIETTA,
OK)
- DENTON HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DENTON, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gainesville:
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 47 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 52 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 58 miles; FORT WORTH,
TX; ID: FTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gainesville:
- GAINESVILLE MUNI (about 4 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX;
ID: GLE)
- FREEDOM FIELD (about 7 miles; LINDSAY, TX; ID: 7T0)
- HAYESPORT (about 14 miles; COLLINSVILLE, TX; ID:
2T4)
Amtrak station:
GAINESVILLE (605 E. CALIFORNIA ST.). Services: fully
wheelchair accessible.
College/University in Gainesville:
- NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 3,018; Location: 1525 West California;
Public; Website: www.nctc.cc.tx.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Gainesville:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 27 miles; DENTON,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 21,673)
- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
- GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; DENISON, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,082)
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
44 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 51 miles;
IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 53 miles; FARMERS BRANCH,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,711)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 54 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
Public high schools in Gainesville:
- GAINESVILLE H S (Students: 825; Location:
1201 LINDSAY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CALLISBURG H S (Students: 374; Location: 148
DOZIER ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Gainesville:
- EDISON EL (Students: 645; Location: #1 EDISON
DR; Grades: PK - 01)
- W E CHALMERS ELEMENTARY (Students: 634;
Location: 1201 LINDSAY ST; Grades: 02 - 04)
- CALLISBURG EL (Students: 541; Location: 148
DOZIER ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- ROBERT E LEE INT (Students: 427; Location:
2100 N GRAND AVE; Grades: 05 - 06)
- GAINESVILLE J H (Students: 401; Location: 421
N DENTON ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- GAINESVILLE STATE SCHOOL (Students: 300;
Location: 1379 FM 678; Grades: 05 - 12)
- CALLISBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 189;
Location: 148 DOZIER ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WALNUT BEND EL (Students: 85; Location: 47 C
R 198; Grades: PK - 08)
- SIVELLS BEND EL (Students: 80; Location: 1053
CR 403; Grades: PK - 08)
- GAINESVILLE HEAD START (Students: 51;
Location: 912 MULLER; Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle schools in Gainesville:
- ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location: 931
NORTH WEAVER; Grades: PK - 8)
- GAINESVILLE CHRISTIAN KINDE (Students: 22;
Location: P.O. BOX 716; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Gainesville:
- COOKE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$210,808; Location: 200 S WEAVER ST; 63,911 books; 2,629
audio materials; 1,623 video materials; 88 serial
subscriptions)
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