Rotan is a city in

Fisher County, Texas Fisher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,672. The county seat is Roby. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1886. It is named for Samuel Rhoads Fisher, a signe ...

, United States. Its population was 1,332 at the 2020 census, down from 1,508 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Texas State Highway 70 State Highway 70 (SH 70) is a state highway in Texas. The route runs approximately from US 277 near Blackwell to US 83 south of Perryton. Route description SH 70 begins in far northeastern Coke County at a junction with US ...

passes through the city, leading north to Jayton and south to Roby, the Fisher County seat, and to Sweetwater and

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Texas State Highway 92 State Highway 92 (SH 92) is a state highway that runs between Stamford and Rotan, Texas. SH 92 was originally designated in 1923-1924 from Bronson to Hemphill. SH 92 was also designated on March 17, 1924, between Stamford and Hamlin. Fo ...

leads east from Rotan to Hamlin. According to the

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, Rotan has a total area of 2.0 mi² (5.2 km²), all land.

Climate

Rotan's climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. The

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subtype for this climate is ''BSh'' (tropical and subtropical steppe climate).Climate Summary for Rotan, Texas
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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, 1,332 people, 594 households, and 364 families resided in the city.

2000 census

As of the 2000

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, 1,611 people, 665 households, and 442 families resided in the city. The population density was . The 841 housing units averaged 413.1 per square mile (159.2/km). The racial makeup of the city was 72.44% White, 5.59% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 19.49% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 32.90% of the population. Of the 665 households, 28.0% had children under 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were not families; 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city, the age distribution was 24.6% under 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 82.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $21,638, and for a family was $29,038. Males had a median income of $25,688 versus $17,045 for females. The

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for the city was $13,097. About 16.6% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the

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, including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city is served by the Rotan Independent School District.

Notable people

Sammy Baugh Samuel Adrian Baugh (March 17, 1914 – December 17, 2008) was an American professional football quarterback who played 16 seasons with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horne ...

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for the

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, had a ranch in Rotan.Goldstein, Richard.
"Sammy Baugh, N.F.L. Great, Dies at 94"
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''. - December 17, 2008. * Ella Hudson Day, composer and ragtime musician, was one of the earliest residents.

References

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