Baird (Texas)

Callahan County

48-05336

Baird is a place and the county seat ( county seat ) of Callahan County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located north of the geographic center of Texas off Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 283, about 230 kilometers west of Dallas and has a total area of 7 square kilometers, of which 0.2 km ² water surface.

History

1880 from the former railway camp of the Texas & Pacific Railway for continuous settlement. It was named on December 14, 1880 by Matthew Baird, the owner and director of the railway company. On January 16, 1883, she was elected to the district capital. On 22 June 1993, the small town of the title Antique Capital of West Texas was awarded.

Demography

The average income of a household is $ 27,446, the median income for a family at $ 35,000. Males have a median income of 21 974 dollars to women with an average of 16,298 U.S. dollars. The per capita income is 13,951 U.S. dollars. 14.0 % of the population and 12.3 % of families are below the poverty line. 23.4% of the population is under 18 years old and 100 females aged 18 and over, there are 88.9 men statistically. The average age is 41 years. (As of 2000).