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Population (year 2000): 265. Estimated
population in July 2005: 241 (-9.1% change)
Males: 135 (50.9%), Females: 130 (49.1%)
Motley County
Zip code:
79256
Median resident age: 45.1 years
Median household income: $26,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $25,400 (year 2000)
Races in Roaring Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
- Hispanic (8.3%)
- Other race (6.0%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (10.2%), United States
(9.8%), English (8.7%), French (4.5%), Irish (4.5%), Dutch
(3.0%).
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Roaring Springs
- High school or higher: 69.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Roaring Springs town
- Never married: 14.4%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 15.3%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +4 (+1.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Roaring Springs:
- CROSBYTON CLINIC HOSPITAL (about 31 miles;
CROSBYTON, TX)
- W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles;
LOCKNEY, TX)
- CHILDRESS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 52 miles;
CHILDRESS, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Roaring Springs:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 69 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 108 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- ALTUS AFB (about 122 miles; ALTUS, OK; ID: LTS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roaring Springs:
- FLOYDADA MUNICIPAL (about 33 miles; FLOYDADA, TX;
ID: Q41)
- CROSBYTON MUNICIPAL (about 33 miles; CROSBYTON, TX;
ID: 8F3)
- DAN E RICHARDS MUNI (about 42 miles; PADUCAH, TX;
ID: 3F6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Roaring Springs:
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 110 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 113 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
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