East Mountain, Texas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = East Mountain, Texas
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of East Mountain, Texas


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Upshur, Gregg

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 5.3
area_land_km2 = 5.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.0
area_land_sq_mi = 2.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 580
population_density_km2 = 110.2
population_density_sq_mi = 285.5

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 131
elevation_ft = 430
latd = 32 |latm = 36 |lats = 12 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 51 |longs = 37 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 75644
area_code = 903
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 48-22168GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1334967GR|3
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East Mountain is a city in Upshur and Gregg [ [http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html US Census change list] ] ] County, Texas, United States. The population was 580 at the 2000 census.

Geography

East Mountain is located at coor dms|32|36|12|N|94|51|37|W|city (32.603445, -94.860288)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 580 people, 229 households, and 174 families residing in the city. The population density was 285.5 people per square mile (110.3/km²). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 122.6/sq mi (47.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.14% White, 1.55% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.76% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.

There were 229 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,173, and the median income for a family was $38,068. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $21,827 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,701. About 7.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

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