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Population (year 2000): 14,597. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,472 (-0.9% change)
Males: 7,022 (48.1%), Females: 7,575 (51.9%)
Deaf Smith County
Zip code:
79045
Median resident age: 29.7 years
Median household income: $29,599 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,000 (year 2000)
Races in Hereford:
- Hispanic (61.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (36.2%)
- Other race (24.8%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Black (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (7.1%), German (6.3%),
English (4.8%), Irish (4.8%).
Land area: 5.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hereford
- High school or higher: 60.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hereford city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 8.5%
11.9% Foreign born (11.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -370 (-2.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Hereford:
- HEREFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (801 EAST
THIRD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hereford:
- PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; DIMMITT,
TX)
- PARMER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
FRIONA, TX)
- INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL (about 43 miles;
AMARILLO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hereford:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 56 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- CANNON AFB (about 71 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 91 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hereford:
- HEREFORD MUNI (about 6 miles; HEREFORD, TX; ID: HRX)
- DIMMITT MUNI (about 19 miles; DIMMITT, TX; ID: Q55)
- BENGER AIR PARK (about 23 miles; FRIONA, TX; ID:
Q54)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hereford:
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; CANYON,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 44 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 80
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 84 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 193 miles;
LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
Public high school in Hereford:
- HEREFORD H S (Students: 1,138; Location: 200
AVE F; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hereford:
- HEREFORD J H (Students: 892; Location: 704 LA
PLATA DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- AIKMAN EL (Students: 405; Location: 900 AVE
K; Grades: KG - 03)
- NORTHWEST EL (Students: 365; Location: 400
MOREMAN; Grades: KG - 07)
- TIERRA BLANCA EL (Students: 334; Location:
615 COLUMBIA DR; Grades: PK - 03)
- BLUEBONNET EL (Students: 305; Location: 221
16TH ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- SPECIAL PROGRAMS CTR (Students: 260;
Location: 711 PARK AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
- WEST CENTRAL EL (Students: 240; Location: 120
CAMPBELL ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- WALCOTT EL (Students: 164; Location: HWY 214;
Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Hereford:
- NAZARENE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 158;
Location: 1410 LA PLATA; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST ANTHONYS SCHOOL (Students: 121; Location:
120 W PARK AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
- FIRST BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN (Students: 34;
Location: 500 N MAIN; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Hereford:
- DEAF SMITH COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$236,186; Location: 211 E 4TH ST; 70,263 books; 3,974
audio materials; 1,028 video materials; 148 serial
subscriptions)
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