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Olton, Texas

Olton, Texas
City
Olton Grain Cooperative
Olton Grain Cooperative
Map of Texas
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Olton
Coordinates: 34°11′00″N 102°08′05″W / 34.18333°N 102.13472°W / 34.18333; -102.13472Coordinates: 34°11′00″N 102°08′05″W / 34.18333°N 102.13472°W / 34.18333; -102.13472
Country  United States
State  Texas
County Lamb
Region Llano Estacado
Established 1906
Elevation 3,612 ft (1,101 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,215
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
ZIP code 79064
Area code 806
Website Handbook of Texas

Olton is a city in Lamb County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,215 at the 2010 census.

Olton is located at 34°11′00″N 102°08′05″W / 34.18333°N 102.13472°W / 34.18333; -102.13472 (34.1834142 -102.1346258). Olton was founded in 1906.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,288 people, 742 households, and 571 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,683.8 people per square mile (649.6/km²). There were 852 housing units at an average density of 627.0 per square mile (241.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.56% White, 2.01% African American, 1.31% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 27.49% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 64.51% of the population.

There were 742 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.47.


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