Trent, Texas

Trent, Texas
Town
Location of Trent, Texas Location of Trent, Texas
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Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Taylor
Area
• Total	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
• Land	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,913 ft (583 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	318
• Density	775.7/sq mi (299.5/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	79561
Area code(s)	325
FIPS code	48-73580
GNIS feature ID	1376497

Trent is a town in Taylor County, Texas, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Trent is located at (32.487508, -100.123639).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	412		—
1940	366		−11.2%
1950	296		−19.1%
1960	298		0.7%
1970	333		11.7%
1980	313		−6.0%
1990	319		1.9%
2000	318		−0.3%
2010	337		6.0%
Est. 2014	341		1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 318 people, 130 households, and 86 families residing in the town. The population density was 775.7 people per square mile (299.5/km²). There were 150 housing units at an average density of 365.9 per square mile (141.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.82% White, 2.83% African American, 1.57% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 2.52% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.06% of the population.

There were 130 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,156, and the median income for a family was $41,591. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,878. About 7.4% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is BSk (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).