Hamlin, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Hamlin, Texas
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline                   = Hamlin_Texas.jpg
| imagesize                       = 250px
| image_caption                   = Strauss Dry Goods Co. storefront, which has been converted into a public park, and adjoining building
| image_flag                      = 
| image_seal                      = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                       = TXMap-doton-Hamlin.PNG
| mapsize                         = 250px
| map_caption                     = Location of Hamlin, Texas
| image_map1                      = Jones County Hamlin.svg
| mapsize1                        = 250px
| map_caption1                    = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Texas|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Jones County, Texas|Jones]], [[Fisher County, Texas|Fisher]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = 
| leader_title                    = Mayor Pro Tem
| leader_name                     = Gary Morgenson
| leader_title1                   = 
| leader_name1                    = 
| established_title               = Year established
| established_date                = 1907

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 13.72
| area_land_km2                   = 13.69
| area_water_km2                  = 0.03
| area_total_sq_mi                = 5.30
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 5.29
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.01

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of                = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 2124
| pop_est_as_of                   = 2019
| population_est                  = 2021
| population_density_km2          = 147.58
<!-- 2018 est. -->| population_density_sq_mi        = 382.26

<!-- General information -->| timezone                        = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -6
| timezone_DST                    = CDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -5
| elevation_footnotes             = 
| elevation_m                     = 525
| elevation_ft                    = 1722
| coordinates                     = {{coord|32|53|12|N|100|7|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 79520
| area_code                       = [[Area code 325|325]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 48-31964<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 1337284<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| website                         = 
| footnotes                       = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
}}
[[Image:Downtown Hamlin, TX IMG 6239.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Downtown Hamlin near sunset]]

'''Hamlin''' is a city in [[Jones County, Texas|Jones]] and [[Fisher County, Texas|Fisher]] Counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. The population was 2,124 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4831964| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hamlin city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 27, 2018}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and in 2018, the estimated population was 1,997.<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> The Jones County portion of Hamlin is part of the [[Abilene, Texas metropolitan area]].

==History==
The city was named for W. H. Hamlin, a railroad official of the [[Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway]].<ref name="marker">{{Cite web|url=http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5253012356|title=Historical marker}}</ref> The Orient reached Hamlin in 1906<ref name="marker"/> and was followed by the Texas Central Railroad within a few years and by the Abilene and Southern Railroad in 1910. The arrival of the railroad was announced in 1902, and the first train arrived in 1906. The county's first [[gypsum]] plant was constructed {{convert|6|mi|0}} outside of Hamlin in 1903. Business boomed with the rail service, and the town included gins, a [[cottonseed oil]] mill, and a number of other businesses. Oil was discovered in 1928, which also contributed to the economy.<ref name="marker"/> The ''Hamlin Herald'' was first published in 1906<ref name="marker"/> and is still in print.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://texaspress.com/newspapers/detail.php?paper_id=288 |title=Display Newspaper Details |access-date=2013-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114748/http://texaspress.com/newspapers/detail.php?paper_id=288 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hamlin later gained its first and only hospital, Hamlin Memorial Hospital, in 1948; it is operated by Hamlin Hospital District and owns Hamlin Medical Clinic.

==Geography==

Hamlin is located in northwestern Jones County at {{coord|32|53|12|N|100|7|31|W|type:city}} (32.886690, –100.125207).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The city limits extend west into Fisher County, although no people lived in this portion as of 2010.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1590000US4815131964| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hamlin city (part), Fisher County, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 25, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213152707/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1590000US4815131964| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|13.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.20%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[U.S. Route 83 in Texas|U.S. Route 83]] passes through the center of Hamlin as Central Avenue, leading north {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Aspermont, Texas|Aspermont]] and southeast {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Anson, Texas|Anson]], the Jones County seat. [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]] is {{convert|42|mi}} to the southeast. [[Texas State Highway 92]] crosses Hamlin as Lake Drive, leading east {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Stamford, Texas|Stamford]] and west 20 miles to [[Rotan, Texas|Rotan]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 1978
|1920= 1633
|1930= 2828
|1940= 2406
|1950= 3569
|1960= 3791
|1970= 3325
|1980= 3248
|1990= 2791
|2000= 2248
|2010= 2124
|2020= 1831
|estyear=2019
|estimate=2021
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Hamlin racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4831964&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/en.html|title=Census.gov|first=US Census|last=Bureau|website=Census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,054
|57.56%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|109
|5.95%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|9
|0.49%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|15
|0.82%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|6
|0.33%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|48
|2.62%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|590
|32.22%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,831'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,831 people, 730 households, and 528 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  2,248 people, 924 households, and 623 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|422.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,090 housing units averaged 204.8 per square mile (79.1/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 79.58% White, 6.23% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 11.48% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 20.69% of the population.

Of the 924 households, 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were not families. About 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was distributed as 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,873, and  for a family was $33,667. Males had a median income of $25,887 versus $16,350 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,308. About 13.7% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city is served by the [[Hamlin Independent School District]] and is home to the [[Hamlin High School]] Pied Pipers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gohamlin.com/|title=Home - Hamlin Independent School District|website=www.gohamlin.com}}</ref>

==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Hamlin has a [[semiarid climate]], ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=98314&cityname=Hamlin,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Hamlin, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Fisher County, Texas}}
{{Jones County, Texas}}
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[[Category:Cities in Fisher County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Jones County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in the Abilene metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in Texas]]