Search

The Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary

 
     
 

Encyclopedia

Dictionary

Quotes

   
 

Sherman, Texas

Sherman is a city located in Grayson County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 35,082. It is the county seat of Grayson County6.

Contents

Geography

Location of Sherman, Texas

Sherman is located at 33°38'28" North, 96°36'36" West (33.641077, -96.609991)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 100.0 km² (38.6 mi²). 99.8 km² (38.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.18% water.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 35,082 people, 13,739 households, and 8,820 families residing in the city. The population density is 351.4/km² (910.0/mi²). There are 14,926 housing units at an average density of 149.5/km² (387.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 78.46% White, 11.23% African American, 1.33% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.26% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. 12.14% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 13,739 households out of which 30.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% are married couples living together, 13.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% are non-families. 30.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 3.01.

In the city the population is spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $34,211, and the median income for a family is $42,528. Males have a median income of $31,828 versus $23,363 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,717. 13.3% of the population and 9.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.7% of those under the age of 18 and 11.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Outside Links

http://www.shermantexas.com

Sherman http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hds3.html


 
Texas
Regions: Arklatex | Central Texas | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex | East Texas | Edwards Plateau | Houston Metropolitan Area | North Texas | Northeast Texas | Piney Woods | Rio Grande Valley | Texas Hill Country | Texas Panhandle | Llano Estacado | Southeast Texas | South Texas | West Texas
Largest Metropolitan areas: Abilene | Amarillo | Austin- San Marcos | Beaumont- Port Arthur | Brownsville- Harlingen- San Benito | Bryan- College Station | Corpus Christi | Dallas-Fort Worth | El Paso | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria | Killeen- Temple | Laredo | Longview- Marshall | Lubbock | McAllen- Edinburg- Mission | Odessa-Midland | San Angelo | San Antonio | Sherman- Denison | Texarkana | Tyler | Victoria | Waco | Wichita Falls
See also: List of Texas counties

External links

Maps and aerial photos
Street map http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=NaodW29-item3a
9df28f30f10101&longitude=-96.609991&zoom=6
| Topographic map http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.641077&lon=NaodW29-item
6a0440cf506effe3&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100
| Aerial photograph http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=NaodW29-item2ca1c85a3e3e1
f2e&lat=33.641077&w=750&h=500



Last updated: 02-10-2005 20:21:35
Last updated: 05-02-2005 01:14:32