Bloomburg is a town in Cass County,

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. Bloomburg is east of

Atlanta, Texas Atlanta is a city in Cass County, northeastern Texas, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. census, the city had a population of 5,675, which decreased to 5,433 in 2020. History Atlanta was established in 1872 with the building of the Texas ...

, and is home to the Cullen Baker Country Fair, held every year on the first Saturday in November. Despite it being named after an outlaw named

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, it is a huge family event and has a parade, craft/food booths, a pageant, bouncy houses, and a rodeo. According to the 2020 U.S. census, Bloomburg had a population of 321.

Geography

Bloomburg is located in eastern Cass County at (33.138602, –94.059067). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all of it land, and the eastern city limits is within 1/2 mile of the Arkansas state line.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 321 people, 169 households, and 107 families residing in the town. As of the

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of 2000, there were 375 people, 155 households, and 104 families residing in the town. The

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was 372.6 people per square mile (143.4/km²). There were 177 housing units at an average density of 175.9 per square mile (67.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.27%

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, 17.60%

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, 0.80%

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, 1.33% from

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or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population. There were 155 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were

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living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% 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 2.98. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $27,708, and the median income for a family was $34,875. Males had a median income of $26,364 versus $30,208 for females. The

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for the town was $18,799. About 13.0% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the

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, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bloomburg is served by the

Bloomburg Independent School District Bloomburg Independent School District is a public school district based in Bloomburg, Texas ( USA). The district operates one high school, Bloomburg High School. Finances As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in ...

which operates two schools –

Bloomburg High School Bloomburg High School is a public high school located in the city of Bloomburg, Texas ( USA). It is classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Bloomburg Independent School District located in eastern Cass County, near the Texas-Lou ...

(grades 6–12) and Bloomburg Elementary (grades PK–5).

Notable people

Thelma Mothershed-Wair Thelma Mothershed-Wair (born November 29, 1940) is the eldest member of the Little Rock Nine group who attended Little Rock's Central High School following the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education court case. The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine ...

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References

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