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Rowena, Texas

Coordinates: 31°38′39″N 100°02′53″W / 31.64417°N 100.04806°W / 31.64417; -100.04806
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Location of Rowena in Texas

Rowena is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in southwestern Runnels County, Texas, United States,[1] designed by Paul J. Baron in 1898.[2] According to the US Census, the population was estimated at 483 in 2000, an increase of 3% from the 1990 census (466 Rowenans). The United States Postal Service estimates the population at 714.[citation needed] The elevation is 1759 feet above sea level.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020305—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
1850–1900[4] 1910[5]
1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8]
1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11]
1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14]
2010[15] 2020[16]

Rowena first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[17][15][16]

2020 census

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Rowena CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[16] % 2020
White alone (NH) 236 77.38%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1 0.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.33%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 8 2.62%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 59 19.34%
Total 305 100.00%

Notable people

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  • Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), born in Rowena, was an outlaw who traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression in the early 1930s.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowena, Texas
  2. ^ Rowena, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ a b c "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rowena CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

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