Abernathy (Texas)

Hale County Lubbock County

48-00160

Abernathy is a town in Hale County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in the northwest of Texas, is in the west about 90 miles from New Mexico away, far South in the Lubbock County in and has an area of 3.1 km ². Abernathy is on the north -south running Interstate 27

Neighborhood

In the immediate vicinity, within a radius of 30 km, based on the following cities: New Deal, Shallowater, Hale Center, Idalou and Petersburg

History

Abernathy was founded in 1909 as a railroad town when the Santa Fe Railroad was built from Plainview to Lubbock. Was named the settlement after MG Abernathy. 1910, she received the first post office, and in 1914 the city had 300 inhabitants, four churches, several shops and a bank. In 1924 she was registered as a town, and in 1926 there were already 45 shops and 1500 inhabitants; Abernathy became known as cotton and grain center.

1929 Abernathy was connected to the national power grid and 1934 to the water supply. In the years 1933 to 1946, the population was declining. In 1947 there was the first oil discoveries in the area, and the population rose to 1962 in the early 1950s.

Culture

Abernathy maintains a library with around 12,300 books, 60 audio and 200 video documents.

Religion

In Abernathy, there are 8 different churches from 6 different denominations. Among the belonging to a denomination churches the Baptist church is most strongly represented at three churches. ( As of 2004).

Demographic data

The average income for a household in the city is $ 31,377, the median income for a family at $ 35,399. Males have a median income of $ 25,635 compared to women with an average of $ 21,198. The per capita income is $ 13,919. 9.3 % of the population and 9.6 % of families are below the poverty line. 30.1% of the population is under 18 years old and 100 females aged 18 years and above are statistically 88.5 males. The average age is 35 years. (As of 2000).

Crime

The crime rate has an index of 150.1 points. (Compare U.S. national average: 329.7 points) 2003, there were 0 murders, rapes 0, 0 robberies, 4 assaults on persons, 22 burglaries, 40 thefts and four car thefts.