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Population (year 2000): 6,563. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,742 (+2.7% change)
Males: 3,005 (45.8%), Females: 3,558 (54.2%)
Limestone County
Zip code:
76667
Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $22,785 (year 2000)
Median house value: $36,000 (year 2000)
Races in Mexia:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.7%)
- Black (31.7%)
- Hispanic (17.9%)
- Other race (10.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.5%), Irish (7.1%),
English (4.4%), German (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), French
(1.1%).
Land area: 5.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mexia
- High school or higher: 62.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mexia city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 9.9%
8.9% Foreign born (8.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -529 (-7.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Mexia:
- PARKVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL (600 SOUTH BONHAM
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mexia:
- LIMESTONE MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; GROESBECK,
TX)
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER - FAIRFIELD (about 27
miles; FAIRFIELD, TX)
- NAVARRO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
CORSICANA, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mexia:
- WACO REGIONAL (about 52 miles; WACO, TX; ID: ACT)
- DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 74
miles; TEMPLE, TX; ID: TPL)
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 77 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mexia:
- MEXIA-LIMESTONE CO (about 4 miles; MEXIA, TX; ID:
LXY)
- TEAGUE MUNI (about 13 miles; TEAGUE, TX; ID: 68F)
- C DAVID CAMPBELL FIELD-CORSICANA MUNI (about 24
miles; CORSICANA, TX; ID: CRS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mexia:
- NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CORSICANA, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,842)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 43 miles;
WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,218)
- BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; WACO, TX; FT
enrollment: 13,183)
- MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WACO,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,658)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; COLLEGE
STATION, TX; FT enrollment: 41,117)
- TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 73 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,054)
Public high schools in Mexia:
- MEXIA H S (Students: 591; Location: 405 E
MILAM; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MEXIA SCHOOL OF CHOICE (Students: 14;
Location: 405 E MILAM; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mexia:
- A B MCBAY EL (Students: 666; Location: 405 E
MILAM; Grades: PK - 03)
- MEXIA J H (Students: 545; Location: 405 E
MILAM; Grades: 06 - 08)
- R Q SIMS INT (Students: 470; Location: 405 E
MILAM; Grades: 01 - 06)
- DEVELOPMENTAL CTR (Students: 50; Location:
405 E MILAM; Grades: 04 - 12)
Library in Mexia:
- GIBBS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$181,349; Location: 305 E RUSK ST; 34,792 books; 4,164
audio materials; 987 video materials; 23 serial
subscriptions)
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