Gustine is a town located in
Comanche County in
Central Texas
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, United States. The population was 476 at the 2010 census. The town, formerly known as Cora, was the county seat in the 1850s.
Jim Reese, a
Republican
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Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
politician who served as the mayor of
Odessa
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, Texas, from 1968 to 1974, was born in Gustine in 1929 and graduated from Gustine High School.
Geography
Gustine is located at (31.845487, –98.402463).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, 457 people, 180 households, and 129 families were residing in the town. The
population density
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was 500.6 people/sq mi (193.9/km
2). The 215 housing units averaged 235.5/sq mi (91.2/km
2). The
racial makeup
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of the town was 89.28% White, 10.28% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 23.41% of the population.
Of the 180 households, 31.7% had children under 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were not families. About 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,889, and for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $22,667 versus $15,714 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $12,666. About 14.7% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 32.2% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.
Local media
Comanche County is currently listed as part of the
Dallas
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Fort Worth
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DMA. Local television media outlets include:
KDFW-TV
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,
KXAS-TV
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,
WFAA-TV
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,
KTVT-TV,
KERA-TV
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,
KTXA-TV
KTXA (channel 21) is an independent television station in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside Fort Worth–based CBS station KTVT (channel 11). ...
,
KDFI-TV
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,
KDAF-TV
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, and
KFWD-TV
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. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for the Gustine and Comanche County area include:
KCEN-TV
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,
KWTX-TV
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, and
KAKW-DT
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from the
Waco
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/
Temple
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/
Killeen DMA. As well as
KTXS-TV
KTXS-TV (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Sweetwater, Texas, United States, serving the Abilene area as an affiliate of ABC and The CW Plus. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside low-power TBD owned-and-operated sta ...
,
KTAB-TV
KTAB-TV (channel 32) is a television station in Abilene, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS and Telemundo. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to NBC affiliate KRBC-TV (channel 9) under joint sales and sh ...
, and
KRBC-TV
KRBC-TV (channel 9) is a television station in Abilene, Texas, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of dual ...
from the
Abilene/
Sweetwater/
Brownwood DMA. The ''Comanche Chief'' serves as the area's local newspaper.
Education
The Town of Gustine is served by the
Gustine Independent School District
Gustine Independent School District is a public school district based in Gustine, Texas, United States.
The district has three schools that serve students in prekindergarten through grade 12.
Academic achievement
In 2009, the school district wa ...
.
References
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Towns in Comanche County, Texas
Towns in Texas
Former county seats in Texas