Moore is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Frio County, Texas Frio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,385. The county seat is Pearsall. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871. Frio is named for the Frio River, whose na ...

, United States. Its population was 475 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Moore is located in northeastern Frio County at (29.065636, -99.013345).

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passes through the community, with access from Exit 114. I-35 leads northeast to downtown

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and southwest to Pearsall, the Frio County seat. According to the

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, the CDP as drawn in 2010 has a total area of , down from an area of at the 2000 census. All of the CDP area is land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, 644 people, 248 households, and 182 families were residing in the CDP. The

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was 20.6 people per square mile (8.0/km²). The 283 housing units averaged 9.1/sq mi (3.5/km²). The

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of the CDP was 85.09% White, 0.47% African American, 1.40% Native American, 0.31% Pacific Islander, 10.09% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 46.27% of the population. Of the 248 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were not families. About 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56, and the average family size was 3.02. In the CDP, the age distribution was 25.6% under 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,063, and for a family was $40,774. Males had a median income of $24,531 versus $28,281 for females. The

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for the CDP was $15,975. About 9.9% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the

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, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Moore is served by the

Pearsall Independent School District Pearsall Independent School District is a public school district based in Pearsall, Texas (United States). In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the ...

References

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