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Population (year 2000): 1,740. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,780 (+2.3% change)
Males: 790 (45.4%), Females: 950 (54.6%)
Grayson County
Zip code:
75491
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $33,194 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,200 (year 2000)
Races in Whitewright:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.9%)
- Black (8.3%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (16.8%), English
(10.2%), German (9.7%), Irish (7.9%), Scottish (2.2%), Italian
(1.8%).
Elevation: 720 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Whitewright
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whitewright town
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 12.7%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitewright:
- NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; BONHAM,
TX)
- REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF TEXOMA (about 17 miles;
SHERMAN, TX)
- WILSON N JONES MEMORIAL HOSP-NORTH CAM (about 17
miles; SHERMAN, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whitewright:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 57 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- COX FLD (about 66 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitewright:
- SHERMAN MUNI (about 16 miles; SHERMAN, TX; ID: SWI)
- JONES FIELD (about 17 miles; BONHAM, TX; ID: F00)
- GRAYSON COUNTY (about 23 miles; SHERMAN/DENISON, TX;
ID: GYI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Whitewright:
- GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; DENISON, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
29 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
- SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35
miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 39 miles;
COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 45 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 48 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 51 miles; MESQUITE, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,457)
Public high school in Whitewright:
- WHITEWRIGHT H S (Students: 252; Location: 311
HIGHLAND DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Whitewright:
- WHITEWRIGHT EL (Students: 347; Location: 311
HIGHLAND DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE (Students: 184; Location:
311 HIGHLAND DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Whitewright:
- WHITEWRIGHT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$60,449; Location: 200 W GRAND ST; 21,463 books; 665
audio materials; 1,064 video materials; 14 serial
subscriptions)
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