Richland (Texas)

Navarro County

48-61820

Richland is a city in Navarro County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in east-central Texas on Interstate 45, about 20 km south of Corsicana and has a total area of 2.8 km ² without significant water surface.

History

The city was founded around 1848 when Asa Chambers opened a general store and a post office named Richland Crossing near the Richland Creek was taken on the road to Corsicana in operation in the same year. The school was built during the American Civil War. As in 1871, the tracks of the Houston and Texas Central Railway were laid in the vicinity, the place began to dissolve and re- formed around the railroad depot.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 8,132 people in 3,197 households and 2,196 families. The population density was 996.8 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 90.41 % White, 1.44 % African American, 0.61 % Native American, 1.01 % Asian, 0.27 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 4.06 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.20% were of mixed descent, and 10.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,197 households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.9 % were married couples living together. 11.5 % had a female householder with no husband, and 31.3 % were non-families. 26.4 % of all households were single-person households, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size amounted to 2.99.

23.6% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.1 % from 18 to 24, 27.4 % 25-44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who are 65 years or older were. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, and over 83.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 43,377, and the median income for a family $ 50,377. Males had a median income of $ 35,635 versus $ 28,066 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,247. 5.8 % of the population and 3.9 % of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 8.2 % have children under the age of 18, and 3.1% were 65 or older.