Community in Texas, United States
Whiteface
is a town in
Cochran County
,
Texas
, United States. The population was 449 at the
2010 census
.
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History
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According to the
Handbook of Texas
, "The name of the town came from rancher
C. C. Slaughter
's Whiteface Camp and Whiteface Pasture, which were named in turn for the cattle on his ranch."
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By 1924, Slaughter's son-in-law,
Ira P. DeLoache
, turned the ranch into the new community of Whiteface.
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The community was moved several miles the next year to be at the railroad. Oil was discovered near the town in 1937. It was incorporated in 1945.
Geography
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Whiteface is located on the high plains of the
Llano Estacado
at
33°36′00″N
102°36′50″W
/
33.60000°N 102.61389°W
/
33.60000; -102.61389
(33.6000974, ?102.6138084).
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According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.5 km
2
), all land.
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Whiteface is located on
State Highway 114
, 44 miles (71 km) west of
Lubbock
and 12 miles (19 km) southeast of
Morton
, the Cochran County seat.
Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
1950
| 579
| | ?
|
---|
1960
| 535
| | ?7.6%
|
---|
1970
| 394
| | ?26.4%
|
---|
1980
| 463
| | 17.5%
|
---|
1990
| 512
| | 10.6%
|
---|
2000
| 465
| | ?9.2%
|
---|
2010
| 449
| | ?3.4%
|
---|
2019 (est.)
| 412
| [3]
| ?8.2%
|
---|
2020 census
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As of the
2020 United States census
, there were 375 people, 133 households, and 98 families residing in the town.
2000 census
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As of the
census
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of 2000, 465 people, 163 households, and 125 families resided in the town. The population density was 799.8 inhabitants per square mile (308.8/km
2
). The 207 housing units averaged 356.0 per square mile (137.8/km
2
). The
racial makeup
of the town was 67.53% White, 2.80% African American, 2.58% Native American, 26.45% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 45.16% of the population.
Of the 163 households, 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were not families. About 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the town, the population was distributed as 35.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,833, and for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $17,500 for females. The
per capita income
for the town was $15,060. About 10.8% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
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The city of Whiteface is served by the
Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District
and home to the
Whiteface High School
Antelopes.
See also
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References
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a
b
c
"Whiteface"
.
Geographic Names Information System
.
United States Geological Survey
,
United States Department of the Interior
.
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"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
August 7,
2020
.
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a
b
"Population and Housing Unit Estimates"
. United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020
. Retrieved
May 27,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Whiteface town, Texas"
. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from
the original
on February 13, 2020
. Retrieved
July 29,
2015
.
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H. Allen Anderson.
"Whiteface, TX"
.
Handbook of Texas
. Retrieved
May 26,
2013
.
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Brown, Steve (November 23, 2012).
"Real estate promoter DeLoache was a Dallas legend back in the day"
.
The Dallas Morning News
. Archived from
the original
on December 22, 2015
. Retrieved
December 12,
2015
.
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"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
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"Explore Census Data"
.
data.census.gov
. Retrieved
May 19,
2022
.
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https://www.census.gov/
[
not specific enough to verify
]
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"About the Hispanic Population and its Origin"
.
www.census.gov
. Retrieved
May 18,
2022
.
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"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
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Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
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