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Blessing is located at {{coor dms|28|52|17|N|96|13|15|W|city}} (28.871300, -96.220740){{GR|1}}. |
Blessing is located at {{coor dms|28|52|17|N|96|13|15|W|city}} (28.871300, -96.220740){{GR|1}}. |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 5.3 [[km²]] (2.0 [[square mile|mi²]]), all land. |
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 5.3 [[km²]] (2.0 [[square mile|mi²]]), all land. When the community was officially established, the founders tried to have the town be named "Thank God". When the postal service refused to deliver to a town of such a name, the name of Blessing was decided upon instead. Grain cyloes dominate the skyline of the town, with its two gasoline stations, community center, and handful of historic buildings, there are two commonly said statements that can often be heard in sequence from area youth: "What's goin on tonight?" "I don't know" |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Revision as of 16:45, 30 May 2006
Blessing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 861 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Blessing is located at 28°52′17″N 96°13′15″W / 28.87139°N 96.22083°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (28.871300, -96.220740)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²), all land. When the community was officially established, the founders tried to have the town be named "Thank God". When the postal service refused to deliver to a town of such a name, the name of Blessing was decided upon instead. Grain cyloes dominate the skyline of the town, with its two gasoline stations, community center, and handful of historic buildings, there are two commonly said statements that can often be heard in sequence from area youth: "What's goin on tonight?" "I don't know"
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 861 people, 300 households, and 230 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 163.8/km² (423.8/mi²). There were 334 housing units at an average density of 63.5/km² (164.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.01% White, 5.92% African American, 19.98% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.11% of the population.
There were 300 households out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 111.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,989, and the median income for a family was $27,431. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $30,288 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,980. About 26.0% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 32.0% of those age 65 or over.