Cleburne (Texas)

Johnson County

48-15364

Cleburne is the capital and the county seat ( county seat ) of the Johnson County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located 45 km south of Fort Worth, near the center of the county in the central northeast Texas and has a total area of 78.9 km ², of which 6.9 km ² water surface.

History

During the Civil War, the small settlement was known as Camp Henderson and served as a rallying point for the volunteers in the area. Only in 1867 it became the ordinary city and sparked due to its central location, Buchanan County Seat from. The city was named after Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, a major general of the Army of the Confederate States of America.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there were 26,005 people in 9335 households and 6767 families. The population density was 361.3 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 86.32 % White, 4.44 % African American, 0.47 % Native American, 0.42 % Asian, 0.21 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 6.42 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 1.73% were of mixed descent, and 19.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 9335 households 35.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.2 % were married couples living together. 11.9% were single mothers and 27.5 % were non-families. 24.0 % of all households were single-person households, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.20 persons to.

27.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.5% 25-44, 20.0 % from 45 to 64, and 13.8 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 91.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 35,481, and the median income for a family $ 41,975. Males had a median income of $ 32,131 versus $ 21,778 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,762. 13.5 % of the population and 10.0 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 17.2 % have children under the age of 18 and 13.6 % of those 65 or older.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Johnny Carroll (1937-1995), rockabilly musicians
• Willie Lewis (1905-1971), jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and band leader