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Population (year 2000): 11,660. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,077 (-5.0% change)
Males: 5,599 (48.0%), Females: 6,061 (52.0%)
Wilbarger County
Zip codes:
76384.
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $28,194 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,900 (year 2000)
Races in Vernon:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.0%)
- Hispanic (22.4%)
- Other race (10.7%)
- Black (9.6%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (11.7%), United States
(10.7%), German (8.0%), English (6.8%), Dutch (2.5%),
Scotch-Irish (1.8%).
Elevation: 1216 feet
Land area: 8.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vernon
- High school or higher: 71.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vernon city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 9.0%
4.7% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 1.0%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -403 (-3.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Vernon:
- WILBARGER GENERAL HOSPITAL (920 HILLCREST DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Vernon:
- CHILLICOTHE HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 18 miles;
CHILLICOTHE, TX)
- ELECTRA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ELECTRA,
TX)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & PHYSICIAN (about 29 miles;
FREDERICK, OK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vernon:
- ALTUS AFB (about 35 miles; ALTUS, OK; ID: LTS)
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 58 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
- LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 68 miles; LAWTON,
OK; ID: LAW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vernon:
- WILBARGER COUNTY (about 5 miles; VERNON, TX; ID:
F05)
- TIPTON MUNI (about 23 miles; TIPTON, OK; ID: 1O8)
- FREDERICK MUNI (about 26 miles; FREDERICK, OK; ID:
FDR)
College/University in Vernon:
- VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,255; Location: 4400 COLLEGE DR; Public;
Website: www.vrjc.cc.tx.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vernon:
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 147 miles;
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 147
miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
Public high school in Vernon:
- VERNON H S (Students: 665; Location: 2102
YUCCA LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vernon:
- VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 530;
Location: 2200 YAMPARIKA ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- T G MCCORD EL (Students: 394; Location: 2915
SAND RD; Grades: PK - 01)
- SHIVE EL (Students: 345; Location: 3130 BACON
ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- CENTRAL EL (Students: 335; Location: 1300
PARADISE ST; Grades: 02 - 03)
- VICTORY FIELD CORRECTIONAL ACADEMY (Students:
257; Location: 8407 FM 433 W; Grades: 05 - 12)
- NORTHSIDE SCHOOL (Students: 183; Location:
18040 HWY 283 N; Grades: KG - 12)
- NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITAL - AFP - (Students:
74; Location: 1713 WILBARGER ST # 203; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Vernon:
- ST PAUL LUTHERAN PS - KDG (Students: 14;
Location: 4405 HOSPITAL DRIVE; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Vernon:
- CARNEGIE CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $95,404; Location: 2810 WILBARGER ST; 42,000
books; 1,450 audio materials; 2,350 video materials; 80
serial subscriptions)
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