Everman, Texas

Everman is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,836 at the 2000 census.

Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Steven Wayne Smith, who served from 2002•2005, was reared in Everman.^[3]

History

Everman was named for an engineer, John W. Everman, of the International-Great Northern Railroad, on the arrival of which the first established anglo-American community developed here in 1904. Postal service and schools were established soon after that.

Until the 1850s, the Kiowa-Apache and Wichita native American tribes inhabited this area.

A World War I flight training school at nearby Barron Field helped develop the economy. The population reached 150 in the 1920s and 450 in the 1950s, exploding to 5,000 in the 1970s when Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was built, stabilizing around 5,800 today.

Geography

Everman is located at 32°37′49″N 97°17′03″W / 32.630284°N 97.284267°W (32.630284, -97.284267).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 5,836 people, 1,918 households, and 1,522 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,941.8 people per square mile (1,138.0/km²). There were 1,987 housing units at an average density of 1,001.6/sq mi (387.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.83% White, 27.72% African American, 0.48% Native American, 1.42% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 12.58% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.98% of the population.

There were 1,918 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,021, and the median income for a family was $44,330. Males had a median income of $29,560 versus $22,443 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,088. About 8.5% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Everman Independent School District serves Everman. Everman Joe C. Bean High School is home to the 2001 and 2002 Texas 3A State Football champions, and the Texas 3A State Boys Basketball champions.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ . texasbar.com. . Retrieved December 23, 2009.
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• The City of Everman home page
• Regional Almanac
• Everman Independent School District web site
• Everman Class of '78 Organizing 30-year Reunion! (Classes '77 & '79 are also invited!)

Categories: Dallas • Fort Worth Metroplex | Cities in Texas | Tarrant County, Texas