Hedley is a
city
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in
Donley County, Texas
Donley County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 3,258. Its county seat is Clarendon, Texas, Clarendon. The county was created in 1876 and ...
, United States. Its population was 329 at the
2010 census,
down from 379 at the
2000 census.
Geography
Hedley is located in southeastern Donley County at (34.867099, –100.659761).
passes through the community, leading northwest to
Clarendon, the
county seat
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, and southeast to
Childress.
Texas State Highway 203
State Highway 203 is a nearly state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs through the Texas panhandle from Hedley to the Oklahoma state line.
History
SH 203 was added to the state highway system by 1919, as part of SH 13; the former alig ...
leads east from Hedley to
Wellington
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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
As of the
census
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of 2000, 379 people, 161 households, and 98 families were residing in the city. The
population density
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was 520.1 people/sq mi (200.5/km
2). The 209 housing units averaged 286.8/sq mi (110.5/km
2). The
racial makeup
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of the city was 91.29% White, 1.85% African American, 1.58% Native American, 5.01% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 9.76% of the population.
Of the 161 households, 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were not families. About 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35, and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city, the age distribution was 28.8% under 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,750, and for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $20,208 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $11,568. About 10.8% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 40.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The city is served by the
Hedley Independent School District and is home to the
Hedley High School Owls.
References
External links
City of Hedley Web Page
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Cities in Texas
Cities in Donley County, Texas