Official Name: | Meadow, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Image Map1: | Terry County Meadow.svg |
Mapsize1: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Terry |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.16 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.16 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.61 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.61 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 601 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 1016 |
Elevation Ft: | 3333 |
Coordinates: | 33.3383°N -102.2078°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 79345 |
Area Code: | 806 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 48-47316[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1362550[3] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Meadow is a town in Terry County, Texas, United States. The population was 601 at the 2020 census.
Meadow is located at 33.3383°N -102.2078°W (33.338336, –102.207772).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km), all land.
As of the census of 2000, 658 people, 213 households, and 177 families resided in the town. The population density was 411.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The 236 housing units averaged 147.5 per square mile (57.0/km). The racial makeup of the town was 78.12% White, 0.15% African American, 1.22% Native American, 15.35% from other races, and 5.17% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 57.90% of the population.
Of the 213 households, 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were not families. About 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.42.
In the town, the population was distributed as 33.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,250, and for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,803. About 15.7% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
The Town of Meadow is served by the Meadow Independent School District and home to the Meadow High School Broncos.
The Meadow Musical has been held every second Saturday in Meadow for the past 46 years.