Samnorwood is a

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(CDP) in

Collingsworth County Collingsworth County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,652. Its county seat is Wellington. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890. It is named for James Collinsworth, a signer ...

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, United States. It was designated in or after 1980. The population was 24 at the 2020 census, down from 51 at the 2010 census. The hamlet of Samnorwood, for which the CDP was named, is located within the CDP.

Geography

Samnorwood is located in north-central Collingsworth County and is north of

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, the

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, and south of

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. According to the

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, the Samnorwood CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 39 people, 16 households, and 12 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 24.0 people per square mile (9.2/km²). There were 20 housing units at an average density of 12.3/sq mi (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.18%

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, 5.13%

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, 7.69% from other races.

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of any race were 25.64% of the population. There were 16 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were

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living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 15.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $58,125 versus $40,417 for females. The

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for the CDP was $30,690. There were no families and 2.4% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

Samnorwood is served by the

Wellington Independent School District Wellington Independent School District is a public school district based in Wellington, Texas (USA). Located in Collingsworth County, the district extends into a portion of Childress County. In 2009, the school district was rated " academically ...

as of July 1, 2012. Prior to that date it was served by the

Samnorwood Independent School District Samnorwood Independent School District (SISD) was a public school district based in the community of Samnorwood, Texas (USA). History The district had one school. It came into existence in 1934 by combining seven local schools: Aberdeen, Abra, D ...

.CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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. Updated August 1, 2016. Retrieved on February 23, 2017.

References

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