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Population (year 2000): 494. Estimated
population in July 2005: 492 (-0.4% change)
Males: 245 (49.6%), Females: 249 (50.4%)
Hall County
Zip code:
79261
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $19,833 (year 2000)
Median house value: $14,100 (year 2000)
Races in Turkey:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.8%)
- Hispanic (31.2%)
- Other race (21.3%)
- Black (5.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.6%), Irish (7.5%),
German (7.3%), English (3.2%), French (1.6%).
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Turkey
- High school or higher: 56.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Turkey city
- Never married: 13.8%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 15.8%
- Divorced: 6.8%
24.5% Foreign born (23.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Turkey:
- W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles;
LOCKNEY, TX)
- CHILDRESS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 43 miles;
CHILDRESS, TX)
- CROSBYTON CLINIC HOSPITAL (about 56 miles;
CROSBYTON, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Turkey:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 80 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 82 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- ALTUS AFB (about 114 miles; ALTUS, OK; ID: LTS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Turkey:
- CLARENDON MUNI (about 35 miles; CLARENDON, TX; ID:
E34)
- MEMPHIS MUNI (about 36 miles; MEMPHIS, TX; ID: F21)
- FLOYDADA MUNICIPAL (about 40 miles; FLOYDADA, TX;
ID: Q41)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Turkey:
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 87 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 119 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 155 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
Public primary/middle school in Turkey:
- VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 269; Location: HWY
86; Grades: PK - 12)
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