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Population (year 2000): 771. Estimated
population in July 2005: 706 (-8.4% change)
Males: 358 (46.4%), Females: 413 (53.6%)
Briscoe County
Zip code:
79257
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $27,014 (year 2000)
Median house value: $25,700 (year 2000)
Races in Silverton:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.0%)
- Hispanic (28.1%)
- Other race (15.7%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (24.1%), Irish (5.7%),
German (4.9%), English (4.5%), Scottish (2.3%), Scotch-Irish
(1.3%).
Elevation: 3278 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Silverton
- High school or higher: 69.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Silverton city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 2.9%
6.6% Foreign born (6.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-0.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Silverton:
- W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
LOCKNEY, TX)
- SWISHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; TULIA,
TX)
- COVENANT HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW (about 35 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Silverton:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 59 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 67 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- CANNON AFB (about 140 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Silverton:
- FLOYDADA MUNICIPAL (about 33 miles; FLOYDADA, TX;
ID: Q41)
- JOE VAUGHN SPRAYING (about 33 miles; KRESS, TX; ID:
29F)
- CITY OF TULIA/SWISHER COUNTY MUNI (about 33 miles;
TULIA, TX; ID: Q06)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Silverton:
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 63 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 97 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 143
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 175 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
Public primary/middle school in Silverton:
- SILVERTON SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location:
700 LORETTA ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Silverton:
- SILVERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$7,287; Location: 415 MAIN ST; 7,502 books; 35 audio
materials; 32 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)
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