Imperial, Texas

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Coordinates: 31°16′19″N 102°41′45″W / 31.27194, -102.69583
Imperial, Texas
Location of Imperial, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Pecos
Area
- Total	4.2 sq mi (11.0 km²)
- Land	4.2 sq mi (11.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	2,392 ft (729 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	428
- Density	101.1/sq mi (39.0/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	79743
Area code(s)	915
FIPS code	48-35828^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1359897^[2]

Imperial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pecos County, Texas, United States. The population was 428 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Imperial is located at 31°16′19″N, 102°41′45″W (31.271968, -102.695799)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 428 people, 156 households, and 126 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 101.1 people per square mile (39.1/km²). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 57.9/sq mi (22.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.21% White, 0.23% African American, 0.93% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 14.02% from other races, and 4.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.92% of the population.

There were 156 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $28,333. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,464. About 18.5% of families and 24.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.