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Population (year 2000): 16,946. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,919 (-0.2% change)
Males: 9,252 (54.6%), Females: 7,694 (45.4%)
Palo Pinto County
Zip codes:
76067.
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $27,233 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,700 (year 2000)
Races in Mineral Wells:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.8%)
- Hispanic (19.3%)
- Other race (10.5%)
- Black (8.8%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.2%), Irish (8.7%),
German (8.6%), English (6.3%), French (1.7%), Dutch (1.5%).
Elevation: 911 feet
Land area: 20.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mineral Wells
- High school or higher: 65.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mineral Wells city
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 12.1%
5.9% Foreign born (4.7% Latin America, 0.8%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,882 (+12.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Mineral Wells:
- PALO PINTO GENERAL HOSPITAL (400 SOUTHWEST 25
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mineral Wells:
- CAMPBELL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 23 miles; WEATHERFORD,
TX)
- FAITH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; JACKSBORO,
TX)
- LAKE GRANBURY MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles;
GRANBURY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mineral Wells:
- FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 47 miles;
FORT WORTH, TX; ID: NFW)
- FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 53 miles; FORT WORTH,
TX; ID: FTW)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 56 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mineral Wells:
- MINERAL WELLS (about 5 miles; MINERAL WELLS, TX; ID:
MWL)
- HORSESHOE BEND (about 24 miles; WEATHERFORD, TX; ID:
F78)
- POSSUM KINGDOM (about 25 miles; GRAFORD, TX; ID:
F35)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mineral Wells:
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FT WORTH,
TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; FT
WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
- SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 57
miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,253)
- TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; FT WORTH,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,403)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 67
miles; ARLINGTON, TX; FT enrollment: 15,467)
- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
Public high schools in Mineral Wells:
- MINERAL WELL H S (Students: 1,003; Location:
3801 RAM BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DREAM ACADEMY (Students: 23; Location: 3810
RAM BLVD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mineral Wells:
- TRAVIS EL (Students: 806; Location: 1001 S E
7TH ST; Grades: 04 - 06)
- LAMAR EL (Students: 736; Location: 2012 S E
12TH ST; Grades: PK - 01)
- MINERAL WELLS J H (Students: 600; Location:
1301 S E 14TH AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- HOUSTON EL (Students: 516; Location: 300 S W
13TH ST; Grades: PK - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Mineral Wells:
- COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 57;
Location: 2501 GARRETT MORRIS PKWY; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Mineral Wells:
- BOYCE DITTO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$268,993; Location: 2300 SE 7TH ST; 50,383 books; 1,133
audio materials; 2,371 video materials; 124 serial
subscriptions)
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