Lefors, Texas

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Coordinates: 35°26′20″N 100°48′13″W / 35.43889, -100.80361
Lefors, Texas
Location of Lefors, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Gray
Area
- Total	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²)
- Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	2,805 ft (855 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	559
- Density	1,416.5/sq mi (546.9/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	79054
Area code(s)	806
FIPS code	48-42148^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1361049^[2]

Lefors is a town in Gray County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Pampa, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 559 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Lefors is located at 35°26′20″N, 100°48′13″W (35.438787, -100.803721)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 559 people, 231 households, and 154 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,416.5 people per square mile (553.4/km²). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 734.9/sq mi (287.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.32% White, 0.18% African American, 1.25% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.19% of the population.

There were 231 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $28,611 versus $21,071 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,165. About 8.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.