Skidmore is a

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(CDP) in Bee County,

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, United States. The population was 863 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Skidmore is located in southern Bee County at (28.255244, -97.681956). U.S. Route 181 passes through the community, leading northward to Beeville, the county seat, and southeastward to Sinton. Texas State Highway 359 leads southwest from Skidmore to Interstate 37 on the outskirts of Mathis. According to the

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

Demographics

Skidmore was first listed as a

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in the 2000 U.S. Census.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,013 people, 348 households, and 258 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 427 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.82%

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, 2.86%

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, 0.69% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 9.58% from other races, and 3.46% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 56.37% of the population. There were 348 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were

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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.42. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,940, and the median income for a family was $25,833. Males had a median income of $23,056 versus $16,538 for females. The

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for the CDP was $8,864. About 25.6% of families and 31.7% of the population were below the

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, including 37.0% of those under age 18 and 33.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Skidmore and its neighboring community of Tynan are served by the Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District and home to the Skidmore-Tynan High School Bobcats.

References

External links

''Skidmore Signal''

Handbook of Texas Online article
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