Bovina, Texas
| Bovina, Texas | |
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Grain Elevator in Bovina
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 Bovina
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| Coordinates: 34°30′49″N 102°52′59″W / 34.51361°N 102.88306°WCoordinates: 34°30′49″N 102°52′59″W / 34.51361°N 102.88306°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| County | Parmer |
| Region | Llano Estacado |
| Established | 1899 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,068 ft (1,240 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,868 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (600/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 79009 |
| Area code | 806 |
| Website | Handbook of Texas |
Bovina is a city in Parmer County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2010 census.
Originally, the community was the Hay Hook Line Camp of the XIT Ranch, and the ranch headquarters was one of the county's earliest buildings. When the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway was built through the ranch in 1898, a switch was placed at the site to be used by cowboys to unload cottonseed shipped in as feed. Some of this feed was invariably spilled along the tracks, causing XIT cattle to gather at the unfenced right-of-way. Often, they lay down, compelling railroad workers to get off their trains and prod them off the tracks. As a result, the site was labeled Bull Town, a name replaced by the more elegant Bovina when the post office was established on January 31, 1899.
Bovina is located at 34°30′49″N 102°52′59″W / 34.51361°N 102.88306°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,874 people, 567 households, and 467 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,161.0 people per square mile (831.7/km²). There were 612 housing units at an average density of 705.7 per square mile (271.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 48.67% White, 1.23% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 46.32% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 72.20% of the population.
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