Garrett, Texas

Garrett, Texas
[city)
Location of Garrett, Texas Location of Garrett, Texas
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Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Ellis
Area
• Total	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
• Land	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	554 ft (169 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	448
• Density	1,339/sq mi (517.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	48-29036
GNIS feature ID	1336411

Garrett is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 806 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Garrett is located at (32.362055, -96.651735).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1960	167		—
1970	225		34.7%
1980	220		−2.2%
1990	340		54.5%
2000	448		31.8%
2010	806		79.9%
Est. 2014	814		1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 448 people, 147 households, and 118 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,338.9 people per square mile (524.2/km²). There were 158 housing units at an average density of 472.2 per square mile (184.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.43% White, 0.67% African American, 1.56% Pacific Islander, 22.54% from other races, and 3.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.27% of the population.

There were 147 households out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.5% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,104, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $27,132 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,810. About 8.9% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Garrett is served by the Ennis Independent School District.

Fire Protection

Garrett is served by two fire departments.

Garrett Rural Fire Department(Was Garrett Fire Dept.) and Garrett City Fire Department. Garrett Rural has 2 stations with multiple engines and multiple brush trucks with a large membership that covers the none city limits in Garrett.

Garrett City covers the city limits that consist of 1 station with an older engine and older utility bed pickup with a membership of about 10 firefighters.

Famous people

• Norma Gabler, Conservative Christian activist and textbook campaigner.

External links

• Town of Garrett - Official site.