Godley, Texas

Godley, Texas
City
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Location of Godley, Texas Location of Godley, Texas
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Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Johnson
Area
• Total	1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
• Land	1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	928 ft (283 m)
Population (2006)
• Total	997
• Density	586.47/sq mi (231.86/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	76044
Area code(s)	817
FIPS code	48-29972
GNIS feature ID	1336634

Godley is a city in northwestern Johnson County, Texas, United States in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is on State Highway 171, Farm roads 2331 and 917, and the tracks of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad nine miles northwest of Cleburne. The population was 997 in 2006.

Geography

Godley is located at (32.448427, -97.529520).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.

History

Godley was established in 1886 and named for R. B. Godley, a Cleburne lumber merchant who donated an eight-acre tract for a townsite and twenty acres of land as a right-of-way to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. A station was constructed in 1886. By 1888, when the post office opened, Godley had a gristmill, three cotton gins, and two dairy-processing plants. Four years later it had two general stores. By the mid-1920s the population was 613. In 1930 it was 378, and twenty-two rated businesses operated locally. In the 1940s the town had a population of 317 and twenty businesses. By 1956 it had a population of 424 and sixteen businesses, and by 1990 it had 569 people and twelve businesses.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	378		—
1940	317		−16.1%
1950	424		33.8%
1960	401		−5.4%
1970	533		32.9%
1980	614		15.2%
1990	569		−7.3%
2000	879		54.5%
2010	1,009		14.8%
Est. 2014	1,050		4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 879 people, 296 households, and 235 families residing in the city. The population density was 523.7 people per square mile (202.0/km²). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 186.5/sq mi (71.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.43% White, 0.46% African American, 0.80% Native American, 2.73% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.13% of the population.

There were 296 households out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,667, and the median income for a family was $44,583. Males had a median income of $37,692 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,556. About 5.2% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in the city of Godley is provided by the Godley Independent School District.