Rhome, Texas
Rhome is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,630 in 2020.
Rhome has a large, 12-plaque war exhibit located at Veterans Memorial Park, in a residential area east of the downtown.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) is covered by water.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1940 | 340 | — | |
1950 | 461 | 35.6% | |
1960 | 412 | −10.6% | |
1970 | 393 | −4.6% | |
1980 | 478 | 21.6% | |
1990 | 605 | 26.6% | |
2000 | 551 | −8.9% | |
2010 | 1,522 | 176.2% | |
2020 | 1,630 | 7.1% | |
2023 (est.) | 1,843 | 13.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH) | 1,212 | 74.36% |
Black or African American (NH) | 7 | 0.43% |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 11 | 0.67% |
Asian (NH) | 13 | 0.8% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 2 | 0.12% |
Mixed/multiracial (NH) | 89 | 5.46% |
Hispanic or Latino | 296 | 18.16% |
Total | 1,630 |
As of the 2020 United States census, 1,630 people, 529 households, and 408 families were residing in the city.
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Veterans Memorial Park in Rhome has 12 plaques honoring American service personnel from the wars fought since 1917.
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Cold War plaque at Veterans Memorial Park
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Rhome United Methodist Church is located near the city hall downtown.
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Church of Christ building in Rhome
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhome, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/
- ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Media related to Rhome, Texas at Wikimedia Commons