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Revision as of 18:48, 6 February 2007 by Bill Clark (talk | contribs) (LEAVING WIKIPEDIA)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Lamesa is a city in Dawson County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Dawson CountyTemplate:GR. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of the economy is based on cattle and cotton. The name of the city is pronounced "la MEE sa" instead of the Spanish "la MAY sa".
Geography
Lamesa is located at 32°44′4″N 101°57′29″W / 32.73444°N 101.95806°W / 32.73444; -101.95806Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (32.734439, -101.958190)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 km² (4.8 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 9,952 people, 3,696 households, and 2,679 families residing in the city. The population density was 803.9/km² (2,080.8/mi²). There were 4,270 housing units at an average density of 344.9/km² (892.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.65% White, 4.22% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 19.51% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.96% of the population.
There were 3,696 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,362, and the median income for a family was $31,556. Males had a median income of $26,393 versus $16,826 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,211. About 18.1% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.4% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The City of Lamesa is served by the Lamesa Independent School District.
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