Somerville, Texas

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Geography

Somerville is located near the southern border of Burleson County and is bordered to the west by Somerville Lake, a reservoir on Yegua Creek, part of the Brazos River basin.

Texas State Highway 36 passes through the city, leading northwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Caldwell, the county seat, and southeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Brenham.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Somerville has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.60%, is water.[1]

Climate

Somerville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with hot summers and mild winters. The all-time record high temperature is 114 °F (46 °C), recorded on September 5, 2000, and the all-time record low temperature is -1 °F (-18 °C), recorded on January 31, 1949. The average date of first frost is November 15th, and the average date of last frost is March 14th. Somerville averages 35 nights at or below freezing annually.[2][3] Somerville falls into the USDA Plant Hardiness zone 8b.[4] Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Somerville had a population of 1,312, 504 households, and 284 families, and the median age was 39.6 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.3 males age 18 and over.[18]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[19]

Of the 504 households in Somerville, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.9% were married-couple households, 21.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[18]

There were 614 housing units, of which 17.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.3%.[18]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[20]
Race Number Percent
White 587 44.7%
Black or African American 308 23.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 12 0.9%
Asian 4 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Some other race 126 9.6%
Two or more races 275 21.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 439 33.5%

2000 census

As of the 2000 census[21], there were 1,704 people, 639 households, and 430 families residing in the city. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 768 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the city was 54.17% White, 30.52% African American, 1.06% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 11.80% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.48% of the population.

There were 639 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.6% 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 2.67 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,208, and the median income for a family was $34,844. Males had a median income of $25,679 versus $17,379 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,995. About 18.3% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Somerville is served by the Somerville Independent School District.

References

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