Seagraves is a city in

Gaines County, Texas Gaines County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,598. The county seat is Seminole. History The county is named for James Gaines, a merchant who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and ...

, United States. Its population was 2,417 at the 2010 census.

History

A post office at the home of S.J. Blythe occupied the area known as Blythe, Texas. In 1917, the

Santa Fe Railroad The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison and Topeka, Kansas, and S ...

moved into the vicinity, but the rail company ran into a problem. Santa Fe already had one town by that name located in

Blythe, California Blythe is a city in eastern Riverside County, California, United States. It is in the Palo Verde Valley of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River, approximatel ...

. The company decided to change the name of this new location to honor Charles L. Seagraves, an employee who worked as a traveling agent and was favored by local residents. The Spearman Land Company building was the first to be erected, and the Higginbotham Bartlett Lumber Company followed shortly thereafter. Seagraves grew rapidly as a town, and in 1928, suffered a fire that burned a major portion of the business section. The only building left standing on the west side of Main Street was the Seagraves Motor Company, which led to the rebuilding of modern brick buildings, many of which remain today.

Geography

Seagraves is located at . According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, 2,153 people, 730 households, and 528 families were residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, 2,334 people, 812 households, and 616 families resided in the city. The population density was . The 977 housing units had an average density of . The

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of the city was 66.80% White, 6.08% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 23.31% from other races, and 3.04% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 55.91% of the population. Of 812 households, 39.4% had children under 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were not families. About 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87, and the average family size was 3.40. In the city, the population was distributed as 32.8% under 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,929, and for a family was $30,707. Males had a median income of $27,944 versus $16,181 for females. The

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for the city was $12,253. About 22.3% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the

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, including 31.8% of those under 18 and 22.0% of those 65 or over.

Education

The City of Seagraves is served by the

Seagraves Independent School District Seagraves Independent School District is a public school district based in Seagraves, Texas (USA). Located in Gaines County, the district extends into small portions of Terry and Yoakum counties. In 2009, the school district was rated "academ ...

and home to the

Seagraves High School Seagraves High School is a public high school located in Seagraves, Texas, United States and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Seagraves Independent School District located in north central Gaines County. In 2015, the sc ...

Eagles.

References

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