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Population (year 2000): 905. Estimated
population in July 2005: 789 (-12.8% change)
Males: 453 (50.1%), Females: 452 (49.9%)
Throckmorton County
Zip code:
76483
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $29,453 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,500 (year 2000)
Races in Throckmorton:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.2%)
- Hispanic (12.0%)
- Other race (7.3%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (15.5%), Irish (8.3%),
English (8.2%), German (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Dutch
(1.1%).
Elevation: 1321 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Throckmorton
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Throckmorton town
- Never married: 14.3%
- Now married: 64.6%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 8.0%
2.7% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -120 (-11.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Throckmorton:
- THROCKMORTON COUNTY MEM HOSPITAL (1100 N
MINTER AVE BOX 729)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Throckmorton:
- SEYMOUR HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; SEYMOUR, TX)
- HAMILTON HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; OLNEY, TX)
- HASKELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; HASKELL,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Throckmorton:
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
ABI)
- DYESS AFB (about 71 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 74 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Throckmorton:
- THROCKMORTON MUNI (about 4 miles; THROCKMORTON, TX;
ID: 72F)
- OLNEY MUNI (about 28 miles; OLNEY, TX; ID: ONY)
- SEYMOUR MUNICIPAL (about 32 miles; SEYMOUR, TX; ID:
60F)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Throckmorton:
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 132 miles; FT WORTH,
TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; FT
WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
Public high school in Throckmorton:
- THROCKMORTON H S (Students: 70; Location: 210
COLLEGE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Throckmorton:
- THROCKMORTON EL (Students: 129; Location: 210
COLLEGE ST; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Throckmorton:
- THE DEPOT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$35,000; Location: 120 E CHESTNUT ST; 6,439 books; 924
audio materials; 307 video materials; 3 serial
subscriptions)
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