Pleasant Valley is a town in

Wichita County, Texas Wichita County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129,350. The county seat is Wichita Falls. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882. Wichita County is part of the Wichita ...

, United States. It is part of the

Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls ( ) is a city in and the seat of government of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita counties. Accordin ...

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. The population was 336 at the 2010 census. Pleasant Valley is also referred to as "The rural country club of Wichita County", in part because of the high demand for land and above-average home prices. This includes Pleasant Valley estates and also Horseshoe Bend estates to the southwest.

Geography

Pleasant Valley is located at (33.937171, –98.594487). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km), all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 357 people, 120 households, and 78 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, 408 people, 162 households, and 127 families resided in the town. The

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was 157.3 people per square mile (60.8/km). The 172 housing units averaged 66.3 per square mile (25.6/km). The

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of the town was 95.10% White, 0.98% Native American, 2.45% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.88% of the population. Of the 162 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were not families. About17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.87. In the town, the population was distributed as 21.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $72,500, and for a family was $71,625. Males had a median income of $56,250 versus $37,833 for females. The

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for the town was $54,421. About 6.1% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the

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, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of the town of Pleasant Valley is served by the

Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Iowa Park, Texas (USA). Located in central Wichita County, the district extends into a small portion of northwestern Archer County. In Wichita County the di ...

while a small portion is in the

City View Independent School District City View Independent School District is a public school district based in Wichita Falls, Texas (USA). Northwestern portions of Wichita Falls are served by the district, as well as a small section of Pleasant Valley. In 2009, the school distric ...

. The districts operate

Iowa Park High School Iowa Park High School is a public school in Iowa Park, Texas (USA). It is part of the Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District and serves students in and around the Iowa Park area. In 2011, the school was rated "Academically Acceptab ...

and

City View Junior/Senior High School City View Junior/Senior High School is a 3A public secondary school in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. It is part of the City View Independent School District City View Independent School District is a public school district based in Wichita Falls, T ...

, respectively.

References

{{authority control Towns in Wichita County, Texas Towns in Texas Wichita Falls metropolitan area