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Population (year 2000): 1,611. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,486 (-7.8% change)
Males: 751 (46.6%), Females: 860 (53.4%)
Fisher County
Zip code:
79546
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $21,638 (year 2000)
Median house value: $28,100 (year 2000)
Races in Rotan:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.6%)
- Hispanic (32.9%)
- Other race (19.5%)
- Black (5.6%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.7%), German
(7.8%), Irish (7.4%), English (5.8%), Dutch (1.9%), French
(1.1%).
Elevation: 1945 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rotan
- High school or higher: 65.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rotan city
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 6.7%
2.4% Foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 0.3%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -349 (-17.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Rotan:
- FISHER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (774 STATE
HIGHWAY 70)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rotan:
- HAMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HAMLIN,
TX)
- STONEWALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
ASPERMONT, TX)
- ROLLING PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
SWEETWATER, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rotan:
- DYESS AFB (about 53 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
ABI)
- SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 104 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rotan:
- FISHER COUNTY (about 6 miles; ROTAN/ROBY, TX; ID:
56F)
- HAMLIN MUNI (about 23 miles; HAMLIN, TX; ID: 14F)
- KENT COUNTY (about 26 miles; JAYTON, TX; ID: 22F)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rotan:
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; Abilene,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; SAN
ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 126 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 145 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
Public high schools in Rotan:
- ROTAN H S (Students: 116; Location: 102 N
MCKINLEY AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HOBBS ALTER ED CO-OP (Students: 35; Location:
1317 FM 1614; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HOBBS ALTER ED CO-OP (Students: 3; Location:
102 N MCKINLEY AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HOBBS AT-RISK (Students: 1; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CO-OP ALTER PROG (Students: 1; Location: RT 1
BOX 1086; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rotan:
- ROTAN EL (Students: 134; Location: 102 N
MCKINLEY AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- ROTAN J H (Students: 101; Location: 102 N
MCKINLEY AVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Rotan:
- ROTAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$15,413; Location: 404 E SAMMY BAUGH AVE; 15,417 books;
421 audio materials; 199 video materials; 13 serial
subscriptions)
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