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Population (year 2000): 3,636. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,253 (-10.5% change)
Males: 1,710 (47.0%), Females: 1,926 (53.0%)
Jones County
Zip code:
79553
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $24,079 (year 2000)
Median house value: $30,800 (year 2000)
Races in Stamford:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.0%)
- Hispanic (26.9%)
- Other race (14.8%)
- Black (7.9%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.2%), German (7.7%),
English (7.5%), Irish (7.0%), Swedish (1.8%), French (1.6%).
Elevation: 1614 feet
Land area: 6.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Stamford
- High school or higher: 66.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 9.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Stamford city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 11.5%
- Divorced: 9.7%
2.0% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -195 (-5.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Stamford:
- STAMFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1601 COLUMBIA
STREET PO BOX 911)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Stamford:
- HASKELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HASKELL,
TX)
- ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ANSON, TX)
- HAMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HAMLIN,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Stamford:
- DYESS AFB (about 37 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
ABI)
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 115 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stamford:
- ARLEDGE FIELD (about 6 miles; STAMFORD, TX; ID: F56)
- HASKELL MUNI (about 17 miles; HASKELL, TX; ID: 15F)
- HAMLIN MUNI (about 25 miles; HAMLIN, TX; ID: 14F)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Stamford:
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; Abilene,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles; SAN
ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 148 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
Public high schools in Stamford:
- STAMFORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 195;
Location: 507 S ORIENT ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WETHERBEE (Students: 12; Location: 507 S
ORIENT ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Stamford:
- OLIVER EL (Students: 330; Location: 507 S
ORIENT ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- STAMFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 161;
Location: 507 S ORIENT ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Stamford:
- STAMFORD CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$27,612; Location: 600 E MCHARG ST; 13,700 books; 250
audio materials; 40 video materials; 15 serial
subscriptions)
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