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Cactus, Texas

C A Conner Colonia
(Hidalgo County)

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The city of Cactus is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Cactus is located in Moore County.

The community of Cactus is 1,100 feet [335.28 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Cactus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Arizona, California and Washington have communities that are also named Cactus.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Cactus had a population of 2,538 people ^<2> (or 12.63% of the total population of Moore County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Cactus had a population of 2,605 people. This is an increase of 2.64% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Cactus.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	2,605	+2.64%	+1.24% since 2007
2007	2,573	+1.38%	-0.35% since 2006
2006	2,582	+1.73%	+0.82% since 2005
2005	2,561	+0.91%
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2000	2,538	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Texhoma (OK)	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	938	0.32% increase
Channing	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	327	8.15% decrease
Dalhart	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	7,032	2.83% decrease
Dumas	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	13,916	1.23% increase
Hartley	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
Morse	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Cactus.

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Texas ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cactus - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cactus. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Cactus and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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