Jump to content

Palmer, Texas: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 32°25′46″N 96°40′8″W / 32.42944°N 96.66889°W / 32.42944; -96.66889
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
ce
 
(39 intermediate revisions by 26 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{For|the colonia and census designated place in southern Texas|Palmer, Cameron County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Palmer, Texas
| official_name = Palmer, Texas
|settlement_type = [[Town]]
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
|motto =
| motto = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline = PalmerTexas.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Downtown
| image_flag =
| image_seal = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map = TXMap-doton-Palmer.PNG
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Palmer, Texas
| image_map1 = Ellis County Palmer.svg
| mapsize1 = 250px
| map_caption1 = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis]]


<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes =
<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline =
| government_type =
|imagesize =
| leader_title =
|image_caption =
| leader_name =
|image_flag =
| leader_title1 =
|image_seal =
| leader_name1 =
| established_title =
| established_date = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 8.16
| area_land_km2 = 8.06
| area_water_km2 = 0.10
| area_total_sq_mi = 3.15
| area_land_sq_mi = 3.11
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.04


<!-- Population -->| population_as_of = 2020
<!-- Maps -->
| population_footnotes =
|image_map = TXMap-doton-Palmer.PNG
|mapsize = 250px
| population_total = 2393
| population_density_km2 = auto
|map_caption = Location of Palmer, Texas
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
|image_map1 = Ellis County Palmer.svg
|mapsize1 = 250px
|map_caption1 =


<!-- General information -->| timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
<!-- Location -->
| utc_offset = -6
|subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]]
|subdivision_name = [[United States]]
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
|subdivision_type1 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]]
| elevation_footnotes =
|subdivision_name1 = [[Texas]]
| elevation_m = 141
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| elevation_ft = 463
|subdivision_name2 = [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis]]
| coordinates = {{coord|32|25|46|N|96|40|8|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 75152
| area_code = [[Area code 972|972]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 48-54744<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 1343466<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|www.ci.palmer.tx.us}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Palmer''' is a town in [[Ellis County, Texas]], United States. It is part of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]. Its population was 2,393 in 2020.<ref name=":0" />


==Geography==
<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title =
|leader_name =
|leader_title1 =
|leader_name1 =
|established_title =
|established_date =


Palmer is located in northeastern Ellis County at {{coord|32|25|46|N|96|40|8|W|type:city}} (32.429405, –96.669013).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Interstate 45]] passes through the east side of the town, with access from Exits 258 through 260; I-45 leads north {{Convert|27|mi}} to downtown [[Dallas]] and south {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Ennis, Texas|Ennis]]. [[Waxahachie, Texas|Waxahachie]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|11|mi}} to the west.
<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes =
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 7.3
|area_land_km2 = 7.3
|area_water_km2 = 0.0
|area_total_sq_mi = 2.8
|area_land_sq_mi = 2.8
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.0


According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.04%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Palmer town, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854744 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213044739/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854744 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=March 29, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]]
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 1774
|population_density_km2 = 242.4
|population_density_sq_mi = 627.7


==Demographics==
<!-- General information -->
{{US Census population
|timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| 1880 = 63
|utc_offset = -6
| 1890 = 250
|timezone_DST = CDT
| 1900 = 480
|utc_offset_DST = -5
| 1910 = 605
|elevation_footnotes =
| 1920 = 748
|elevation_m = 141
| 1930 = 758
|elevation_ft = 463
| 1940 = 697
|coordinates_display = inline,title
| 1950 = 647
|coordinates_type = region:US_type:city
| 1960 = 613
|latd = 32 |latm = 25 |lats = 46 |latNS = N
| 1970 = 601
|longd = 96 |longm = 40 |longs = 8 |longEW = W
| 1980 = 1187

| 1990 = 1659
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->
| 2000 = 1774
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| 2010 = 2000
|postal_code = 75152
| 2020 = 2393
|area_code = [[Area code 972|972]]
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 48-54744<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref>
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 1343466<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
}}
'''Palmer''' is a town in [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. It is part of the [[Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex]]. The population was 2,000 at the 2010 census.


{| class="wikitable"
==Geography==
|+'''Palmer racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4854744&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
Palmer is located at {{coord|32|25|46|N|96|40|8|W|type:city}} (32.429405, -96.669013).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,347
|56.29%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|45
|1.88%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|9
|0.38%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|4
|0.17%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.04%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|6
|0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]] (NH)
|108
|4.51%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|873
|36.48%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,393'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 2,393 people, 782 households, and 627 families were residing in the town.


==Culture==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.
Portions of ''[[Tender Mercies]]'', a 1983 film about a [[country music|country western singer]], were filmed in Palmer, although the majority was filmed in Waxahachie. In both towns, director [[Bruce Beresford]] deliberately filmed more barren and isolated locations that more closely resembled the [[West Texas]] area. The Texas town portrayed in ''Tender Mercies'' is never specifically identified.<ref>{{cite video |people= [[Bruce Beresford]] (film director), [[Robert Duvall]] (actor), [[Horton Foote]] (actor), Gary Hertz (director) |date = April 16, 2002 |title = Miracles & Mercies |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383509/ |medium = Documentary |publisher = [[Blue Underground]] |location = [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]], [[California]] |accessdate = January 28, 2008}}</ref>


==Demographics==
== Education ==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,776 people, 556 households, and 454 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 627.7 people per square mile (242.0/km²). There were 591 housing units at an average density of 209.1 per square mile (80.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.80% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.85% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 8.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 26.32% of the population.


Palmer has three schools: Palmer High School, Middle School, and Elementary School. Palmer built the current elementary school in 2015, leaving the old school for gym and cafeteria use. Palmer Elementary has over 350 students ranging from prekindergarten to third grade. The junior high and middle school were combined a few years earlier to become the Palmer Middle School, housing fourth through eight grades, with around 350 students. Palmer High School is the second-newest building and serves over 300 students between 9th and 12th grades. Palmer High School and Palmer Middle School have athletics ranging from 7th to 12th grades. Sports include track and field, basketball, football, baseball, softball, volleyball, cross country, and golf. Extracurricular activities include band, National Honor Society, and many more clubs.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Palmer ISD / Homepage|url = http://www.palmer-isd.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1|website = www.palmer-isd.org|access-date = January 22, 2016}}</ref>
There were 556 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.55.


==Transportation==
In the town the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
===Major highways===
* [[File:I-45 (TX).svg|20px]] '''[[Interstate 45]]'''


===Air===
The median income for a household in the town was $40,729, and the median income for a family was $44,922. Males had a median income of $29,695 versus $23,300 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,483. About 6.7% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
The city is served by the privately owned [[Dallas South Port Airport]].<ref name=txdot_t13>{{cite web | url=https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/avn/airport_directory/t13.pdf | title = Texas Airport Directory - Palmer, Dallas South Port (T13) | publisher = [[Texas Department of Transportation]] | accessdate = May 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name=FAA_T13>{{FAA-airport|ID=T13|use=PU|own=PU|site=site=23925.*H}}. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective April 26, 2018.</ref>


==Culture==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Portions of ''[[Tender Mercies]]'', a 1983 film about a [[country music|country western singer]], were filmed in Palmer, although the majority was filmed in [[Waxahachie, Texas]]. In both towns, director [[Bruce Beresford]] deliberately filmed more barren and isolated locations that more closely resembled the [[West Texas]] area. The Texas town portrayed in ''Tender Mercies'' is never specifically identified.<ref>{{cite video |people = [[Bruce Beresford]] (actor), [[Robert Duvall]] (actor), [[Horton Foote]] (actor), Gary Hertz (director) |date = 2002-04-16 |title = Miracles & Mercies |url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383509/ |medium = Documentary |publisher = [[Blue Underground]] |location = [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]], [[California]] |accessdate = 2008-01-28
Image:PalmerTexas2 (1 of 1).jpg|Downtown
}}</ref>
Image:FirstChristianChurchPalmerTexas (1 of 1).jpg|First Christian Church
Image:PalmerBaptistChurch (1 of 1).jpg|Palmer Baptist Church
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
<references />

==External links==
{{commons category|Palmer, Texas}}
* {{official|http://www.ci.palmer.tx.us}}



{{Ellis County, Texas}}
{{Ellis County, Texas}}

{{authority control}}



[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]

Latest revision as of 12:11, 19 July 2024

For the colonia and census designated place in southern Texas, see Palmer, Cameron County, Texas.

Palmer, Texas
Town
Downtown
Downtown
Location of Palmer, Texas
Location of Palmer, Texas
Coordinates: 32°25′46″N 96°40′8″W / 32.42944°N 96.66889°W / 32.42944; -96.66889
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyEllis
Area
[1]
 • Total3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
 • Land3.11 sq mi (8.06 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,393
 • Density760/sq mi (290/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75152
Area code972
FIPS code48-54744[2]
GNIS feature ID1343466[3]
Websitewww.ci.palmer.tx.us

Palmer is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 2,393 in 2020.[4]

Geography

[edit]

Palmer is located in northeastern Ellis County at 32°25′46″N 96°40′8″W / 32.42944°N 96.66889°W / 32.42944; -96.66889 (32.429405, –96.669013).[5] Interstate 45 passes through the east side of the town, with access from Exits 258 through 260; I-45 leads north 27 miles (43 km) to downtown Dallas and south 8 miles (13 km) to Ennis. Waxahachie, the county seat, is 11 miles (18 km) to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 1.04%, is covered by water.[6]

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188063—
1890250296.8%
190048092.0%
191060526.0%
192074823.6%
19307581.3%
1940697−8.0%
1950647−7.2%
1960613−5.3%
1970601−2.0%
19801,18797.5%
19901,65939.8%
20001,7746.9%
20102,00012.7%
20202,39319.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
Palmer racial composition as of 2020[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 1,347 56.29%
Black or African American (NH) 45 1.88%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 9 0.38%
Asian (NH) 4 0.17%
Pacific Islander (NH) 1 0.04%
Some Other Race (NH) 6 0.25%
Multiracial (NH) 108 4.51%
Hispanic or Latino 873 36.48%
Total 2,393

As of the 2020 United States census, 2,393 people, 782 households, and 627 families were residing in the town.

Culture

[edit]

Portions of Tender Mercies, a 1983 film about a country western singer, were filmed in Palmer, although the majority was filmed in Waxahachie. In both towns, director Bruce Beresford deliberately filmed more barren and isolated locations that more closely resembled the West Texas area. The Texas town portrayed in Tender Mercies is never specifically identified.[10]

Education

[edit]

Palmer has three schools: Palmer High School, Middle School, and Elementary School. Palmer built the current elementary school in 2015, leaving the old school for gym and cafeteria use. Palmer Elementary has over 350 students ranging from prekindergarten to third grade. The junior high and middle school were combined a few years earlier to become the Palmer Middle School, housing fourth through eight grades, with around 350 students. Palmer High School is the second-newest building and serves over 300 students between 9th and 12th grades. Palmer High School and Palmer Middle School have athletics ranging from 7th to 12th grades. Sports include track and field, basketball, football, baseball, softball, volleyball, cross country, and golf. Extracurricular activities include band, National Honor Society, and many more clubs.[11]

Transportation

[edit]

Major highways

[edit]

Air

[edit]

The city is served by the privately owned Dallas South Port Airport.[12][13]

[edit]
  • Downtown
    Downtown
  • First Christian Church
    First Christian Church
  • Palmer Baptist Church
    Palmer Baptist Church

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ 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.[8][9]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Palmer town, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
  9. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  10. ^ Bruce Beresford (film director), Robert Duvall (actor), Horton Foote (actor), Gary Hertz (director) (April 16, 2002). Miracles & Mercies (Documentary). West Hollywood, California: Blue Underground. Retrieved January 28, 2008.
  11. ^ "Palmer ISD / Homepage". www.palmer-isd.org. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  12. ^ "Texas Airport Directory - Palmer, Dallas South Port (T13)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  13. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for T13 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective April 26, 2018.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palmer, Texas.


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palmer,_Texas&oldid=1235467624"