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Goodrich, Texas
Goodrich is a city in Polk County, Texas, United States. The population was 271 at the 2010 census. Geography Goodrich is located at (30.607139, –94.946995). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 243 people, 90 households, and 66 families residing in the city. The population density was 343.9 people per square mile (132.1/km2). There were 119 housing units at an average density of 168.4/sq mi (64.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 71.19% White, 14.40% African American, 2.88% Asian, 9.05% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.81% of the population. There were 90 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
