Wickett, Texas | |
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Town | |
Location of Wickett, Texas |
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Coordinates: 31°34′9″N 103°0′25″W / 31.56917°N 103.00694°WCoordinates: 31°34′9″N 103°0′25″W / 31.56917°N 103.00694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Ward |
Area | |
• Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
• Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 2,667 ft (813 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 498 |
• Density | 710/sq mi (280/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 79788 |
Area code(s) | 915 |
FIPS code | 48-79036 |
GNIS feature ID | 1371487 |
Wickett is a town in Ward County, Texas, United States. The population was 498 at the 2010 census.
Wickett is located at 31°34′9″N 103°0′25″W / 31.56917°N 103.00694°W (31.569032, -103.006896).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 455 people, 173 households, and 129 families residing in the town. The population density was 648.0 people per square mile (251.0/km²). There were 213 housing units at an average density of 303.3 per square mile (117.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.71% White, 4.40% African American, 0.44% Native American, 7.91% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.49% of the population.
There were 173 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.