Blum, Texas
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Geography
Blum is located in northwestern Hill County at the junction of Farm to Market Highways 67 and 933. It is Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Hillsboro, the county seat, and Script error: No such module "convert". south of Cleburne.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 1.87%, is covered by water.[2] The Nolan River flows through the northern and western sides of the town, running southwest to the Brazos River in Lake Whitney.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1920 | 496 | — | |
| 1930 | 403 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 441 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 368 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 315 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 382 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 357 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 358 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 399 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 444 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 383 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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As of the 2000 census,[4] 399 people, 147 households, and 110 families resided in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The 177 housing units had an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the town was 92.73% White, 0.50% African American, 0.50% Native American, 3.51% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.52% of the population.
Of the 147 households, 40.8% had children under 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were not families. About 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town, the age distribution was 32.8% under 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,094 and for a family was $40,521. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $22,708 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,459. About 13.9% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under 18 and 16.7% of those 65 or over.
Education
The town is served by the Blum Independent School District.
Notable person
- Jim Joseph Carmichall, former member of the Texas House of Representatives
References
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