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Population (year 2000): 1,219. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,083 (-11.2% change)
Males: 576 (47.3%), Females: 643 (52.7%)
Knox County
Zip code:
79529
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $25,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $26,500 (year 2000)
Races in Knox City:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.8%)
- Hispanic (23.5%)
- Other race (14.4%)
- Black (8.7%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (11.8%), Irish (7.6%),
English (5.3%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Knox City
- High school or higher: 66.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Knox City town
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 62.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 6.6%
4.7% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 1.1%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -227 (-15.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Knox City:
- KNOX COUNTY HOSPITAL (701 SOUTH 5TH STREET
BOX 608)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Knox City:
- HASKELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HASKELL,
TX)
- STAMFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles;
STAMFORD, TX)
- STONEWALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles;
ASPERMONT, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Knox
City:
- DYESS AFB (about 69 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
ABI)
- ALTUS AFB (about 93 miles; ALTUS, OK; ID: LTS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Knox City:
- HARRISON FIELD OF KNOX CITY (about 2 miles; KNOX
CITY, TX; ID: F75)
- MUNDAY MUNI (about 17 miles; MUNDAY, TX; ID: 37F)
- HASKELL MUNI (about 18 miles; HASKELL, TX; ID: 15F)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Knox City:
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; Abilene,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 140 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
Public high school in Knox City:
- KNOX CITY H S (Students: 92; Location: 606 E
MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Knox City:
- KNOX CITY EL (Students: 117; Location: 606 E
MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- O'BRIEN MIDDLE (Students: 77; Location: 606 E
MAIN ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
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