Gustine, Texas

Gustine, Texas
Town
Location of Gustine, Texas Location of Gustine, Texas
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Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Comanche
Area
• Total	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
• Land	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,191 ft (363 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	457
• Density	500.6/sq mi (193.3/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	76455
Area code(s)	325
FIPS code	48-31628
GNIS feature ID	1337142

Gustine is a town located in Comanche County in Central Texas. The population was 476 at the 2010 census. The town, formerly known as Cora, was the county seat in the 1850s.

Jim Reese, a Republican politician who served as the mayor of Odessa, Texas, from 1968 to 1974, was born in Gustine in 1929 and graduated from Gustine High School.

Geography

Gustine is located at (31.845487, -98.402463).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	368		—
1940	409		11.1%
1950	421		2.9%
1960	380		−9.7%
1970	357		−6.1%
1980	416		16.5%
1990	430		3.4%
2000	457		6.3%
2010	476		4.2%
Est. 2014	459		−3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 457 people, 180 households, and 129 families residing in the town. The population density was 500.6 people per square mile (193.9/km²). There were 215 housing units at an average density of 235.5 per square mile (91.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.28% White, 10.28% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.41% of the population.

There were 180 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,889, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $22,667 versus $15,714 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,666. About 14.7% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.2% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

Local media

Comanche County is currently listed as part of the Dallas-Fort Worth DMA. Local television media outlets include: KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, and KFWD-TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for the Gustine and Comanche County area include: KCEN-TV, KWTX-TV, and KAKW-DT from the Waco/Temple/Killeen DMA. As well as KTXS-TV, KTAB-TV, and KRBC-TV from the Abilene/Sweetwater/Brownwood DMA. The Comanche Chief serves as the areas local newspaper.

Education

The Town of Gustine is served by the Gustine Independent School District.

Dozens of the children at the elementary school in the district are alleged to have been forced by school officials to pull their pants down as part of a "poop inspection" during an incident in late January 2015, but the superintendent insists the children only had to pull down their pants "just a little." [1][2][3][4]