Bangs is a city located in
Brown County in west-central
Texas
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, in the United States. The population was 1,603 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Bangs is located in western Brown County at (31.716392, –99.130949).
U.S. Routes
67 and
U.S. Route 84
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run concurrently through the city, leading east to
Brownwood, the county seat, and west to
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. According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 1,540 people, 586 households, and 365 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, 1,620 people, 633 households, and 419 families resided in the city. The
population density
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was 1,171.9 people per square mile (453.3/km
2). There were 733 housing units at an average density of 530.3 per square mile (205.1/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 86.91%
White
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, 4.75%
African American
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, 0.37%
Native American, 6.42% from
other races
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, and 1.54% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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s or
Latino
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s of any race were 12.72% of the population.
Of the 633 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were
married couples
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living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were not families. About 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city, the population was distributed as 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,690, and for a family was $30,208. Males had a median income of $27,212 versus $19,141 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $14,216. About 17.4% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 27.8% of those age 65 or over.
History
Bangs was named after
Samuel Bangs, who was given the land due to his services as a printer in the
Texas Revolution, but he reportedly never saw the land. In 1886, tracks were laid from
Brownwood to
San Angelo
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with a depot in Bangs. The same year, a man opened a general store and applied to have a post office established there, with the application approved on May 24, 1886. In 1892, the first school was built with the population of 50 and eight established businesses. Bangs incorporated in 1915 with 600 residents and 21 businesses. The following year, a water system was installed followed by natural gas lines. Bangs Independent School District was formed in 1927, which eventually consolidated nine other school districts. In 1937, US Highway 67 was built through the town, and after
World War II
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saw the development of new housing.
In 1948, when the population of Bangs was 756, the arrival of senatorial candidate
Lyndon Johnson
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by helicopter was greeted by a crowd estimated to number 700 by accompanying reporters.
In popular culture
Bangs is the birthplace of
Major League Baseball
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batting champion
Debs Garms
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.
The station is featured in one of
Coffey Anderson
Coffey Anderson (born December 15, 1978) (sometimes using just his mononym Cofféy or Coffey) is an American country singer-songwriter and internet personality, originally from Bangs, Texas. He came to fame through his YouTube videos releasing ...
's music videos titled "15 Minutes"
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/ref> Anderson, a country and Christian music singer, songwriter was born in Bangs, Texas.
References
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Cities in Brown County, Texas
Cities in Texas
Populated places established in 1886
1886 establishments in Texas