Follett, Texas
| Follett, Texas | |
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 Location of Follett, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 36°25′56″N 100°8′28″W / 36.43222°N 100.14111°WCoordinates: 36°25′56″N 100°8′28″W / 36.43222°N 100.14111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Lipscomb |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,598 ft (792 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 412 |
| • Density | 425.1/sq mi (164.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 79034 |
| Area code(s) | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-26328 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1357530 |
Follett is a town in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, which was established in 1917 by Santa Fe railroad official Thomas C. Spearman as a townsite on the North Texas and Santa Fe Railway. It was named for Horace Follett, a locating engineer for the line.
The population was 412 at the 2000 census.
Follett is located at 36°25′56″N 100°8′28″W / 36.43222°N 100.14111°W (36.432150, -100.141073).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 412 people, 174 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was 425.1 people per square mile (164.0/km²). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 249.7/sq mi (96.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.75% White, 1.46% Native American, 6.07% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.28% of the population.
There were 174 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.04.
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