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Loraine, Texas

Loraine, Texas
Town
Location of Loraine, Texas
Location of Loraine, Texas
Mitchell County Loraine.svg
Coordinates: 32°24′25″N 100°42′51″W / 32.40694°N 100.71417°W / 32.40694; -100.71417Coordinates: 32°24′25″N 100°42′51″W / 32.40694°N 100.71417°W / 32.40694; -100.71417
Country United States
State Texas
County Mitchell
Area
 • Total 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Land 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 2,267 ft (691 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 656
 • Density 623.2/sq mi (240.6/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 79532
Area code(s) 915
FIPS code 48-43996
GNIS feature ID 1340554

Loraine is a town in Mitchell County, Texas, United States. The population was 656 at the 2000 census.

Loraine is located at 32°24′25″N 100°42′51″W / 32.40694°N 100.71417°W / 32.40694; -100.71417 (32.407039, -100.714098).

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 656 people, 250 households, and 160 families residing in the town. The population density was 623.2 people per square mile (241.2/km²). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 304.0 per square mile (117.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 61.43% White, 6.25% African American, 1.22% Native American, 27.59% from other races, and 3.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.04% of the population.

There were 250 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.26.


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