Emory, Texas | |
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.jpg) Emory City Hall | |
 Location of Emory, Texas | |
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| Coordinates:32°52′10″N95°45′30″W / 32.86944°N 95.75833°W /32.86944; -95.75833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Rains |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.98 sq mi (5.12 km2) |
| • Land | 1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,404 |
| • Density | 710/sq mi (274.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 75440 |
| Area code | 903,430 |
| FIPS code | 48-24216[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410438[2] |
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| Website | https://www.cityofemory.com/ |
Emory is a city inRains County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2010 census. It is thecounty seat of Rains County.[4] Previously known asSpringville, the city and county are named afterEmory Rains, who was a legislator from the area. Rains was the author of the Homestead Law of Texas, which was later used as a model for the protection of homesteads throughout the United States. Special legislation passed to create Rains County called for the citizens to vote on the location of the county seat and for that selected town to be named Emory.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.98 sq miles, of which 1.96 sq miles is land and 0.02 sq mile is water.
Emory is located between two of Texas' most popular lakes:Lake Tawakoni to its west andLake Fork Reservoir to its east.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Emory has ahumid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[5]
| Climate data for Emory, Texas (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 55.4 (13.0) | 58.8 (14.9) | 66.7 (19.3) | 73.6 (23.1) | 81.0 (27.2) | 88.1 (31.2) | 91.7 (33.2) | 92.0 (33.3) | 87.1 (30.6) | 76.8 (24.9) | 65.5 (18.6) | 57.1 (13.9) | 74.5 (23.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 44.2 (6.8) | 47.3 (8.5) | 55.3 (12.9) | 62.4 (16.9) | 70.7 (21.5) | 78.2 (25.7) | 81.6 (27.6) | 81.1 (27.3) | 75.3 (24.1) | 64.6 (18.1) | 54.3 (12.4) | 45.8 (7.7) | 63.4 (17.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.0 (0.6) | 35.7 (2.1) | 43.9 (6.6) | 51.2 (10.7) | 60.4 (15.8) | 68.4 (20.2) | 71.5 (21.9) | 70.2 (21.2) | 63.6 (17.6) | 52.5 (11.4) | 43.1 (6.2) | 34.6 (1.4) | 52.3 (11.3) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.10 (79) | 3.46 (88) | 4.56 (116) | 4.11 (104) | 4.64 (118) | 4.05 (103) | 3.05 (77) | 2.77 (70) | 3.28 (83) | 4.84 (123) | 3.37 (86) | 4.21 (107) | 45.44 (1,154) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.3 (3.3) |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 353 | — | |
| 1900 | 426 | 20.7% | |
| 1920 | 800 | — | |
| 1930 | 750 | −6.2% | |
| 1940 | 700 | −6.7% | |
| 1950 | 648 | −7.4% | |
| 1960 | 570 | −12.0% | |
| 1970 | 693 | 21.6% | |
| 1980 | 813 | 17.3% | |
| 1990 | 963 | 18.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,021 | 6.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,239 | 21.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,251 | 1.0% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 1,404 | [7] | 12.2% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 958 | 76.58% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 59 | 4.72% |
| Native American orAlaska Native (NH) | 8 | 0.64% |
| Asian (NH) | 8 | 0.64% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 2 | 0.16% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 73 | 5.84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 11.43% |
| Total | 1,251 |
As of the census[3] of 2019, there were 1,426 people living in the city. As of the2020 United States census, there were 1,251 people, 468 households, and 305 families residing in the city.
In 2019, there were 484 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males.
As of 2019 estimates, the median income for a household in the city was $55,912, and the median income for a family was $67,834. Males had a median income of $34,076 versus $24,722 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $15,107. About 16.15% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Emory is served by theRains Independent School District. On May 30, 2019, the Rains LadyCats softball team won their first state title by defeating theHallettsville High School Lady Brahmas by a score of 6-2 inAustin, TX at McCombs Field on the campus ofUniversity of Texas at Austin.
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