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Population (year 2000): 2,275. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,090 (-8.1% change)
Males: 1,075 (47.3%), Females: 1,200 (52.7%)
Collingsworth County
Zip code:
79095
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $23,260 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,800 (year 2000)
Races in Wellington:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.4%)
- Hispanic (25.1%)
- Other race (13.2%)
- Black (6.9%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (11.6%), English
(8.8%), Irish (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), German (2.2%), French
(1.1%).
Elevation: 2038 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wellington
- High school or higher: 67.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wellington city
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 6.0%
5.1% Foreign born (4.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -192 (-7.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Wellington:
- COLLINGSWORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL (1014 15TH
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wellington:
- HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HOLLIS,
OK)
- SHAMROCK GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SHAMROCK,
TX)
- CHILDRESS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles;
CHILDRESS, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wellington:
- ALTUS AFB (about 67 miles; ALTUS, OK; ID: LTS)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 106 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- HENRY POST AAF (about 127 miles; FORT SILL, OK; ID:
FSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wellington:
- MARIAN AIRPARK (about 3 miles; WELLINGTON, TX; ID:
F06)
- MEMPHIS MUNI (about 23 miles; MEMPHIS, TX; ID: F21)
- HOLLIS MUNI (about 25 miles; HOLLIS, OK; ID: O35)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wellington:
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 118 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 141 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
Public high school in Wellington:
- WELLINGTON H S (Students: 166; Location: 811
15TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wellington:
- WELLINGTON EL (Students: 251; Location: 606
16TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- WELLINGTON J H (Students: 141; Location: 1504
AMARILLO ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Wellington:
- COLLINGSWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $155,296; Location: 711 15TH ST; 23,406 books;
1,510 audio materials; 987 video materials; 74 serial
subscriptions)
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