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Population (year 2000): 1,973. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,986 (+0.7% change)
Males: 921 (46.7%), Females: 1,052 (53.3%)
Willacy County
Zip code:
78569
Median resident age: 29.8 years
Median household income: $25,521 (year 2000)
Median house value: $29,700 (year 2000)
Races in Lyford:
- Hispanic (92.9%)
- Other race (33.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (6.3%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (3.0%).
Elevation: 36 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lyford
- High school or higher: 46.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 14.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lyford city
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 4.8%
18.0% Foreign born (17.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +304 (+18.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lyford:
- RIO GRANDE STATE CENTER (about 16 miles; HARLINGEN,
TX)
- SOUTH TEXAS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HARLINGEN, TX)
- VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
HARLINGEN, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lyford:
- VALLEY INTL (about 17 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 35 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 44
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lyford:
- MID VALLEY (about 21 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- EDINBURG INTL (about 23 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 27 miles; PORT MANSFIELD,
TX; ID: T05)
Amtrak station near Lyford:
- 17 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lyford:
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 16
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 28
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 39
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 75 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 95
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Public high school in Lyford:
- LYFORD H S (Students: 443; Location: SIMON
GOMEZ BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lyford:
- LYFORD EL (Students: 552; Location: SIMON
GOMEZ BLVD; Grades: 01 - 05)
- LYFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 335;
Location: SIMON GOMEZ BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SEBASTIAN EL (Students: 175; Location: SIMON
GOMEZ BLVD; Grades: PK - KG)
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