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Stephenville, Texas

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(Hidalgo County)

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(Floyd County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Stephenville had a population of 14,921 people ^<1>. This represents 0.07% of the total population of Texas, making it the state's 137th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	16,921	+13.4%	+1.21% since 2007
2007	16,718	+12.04%	+0.83% since 2006
2006	16,581	+11.13%	+2.73% since 2005
2005	16,140	+8.17%	+2.28% since 2004
2004	15,780	+5.76%	+2.92% since 2003
2003	15,333	+2.76%	+1.05% since 2002
2002	15,174	+1.7%	+1.95% since 2001
2001	14,884	-0.25%	-0.25% since 2000
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2000	14,921	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
134	Gainesville	NE	116 mi [186.7 km]	16,452	5.88% increase
135	Wylie	NE	114 mi [183.5 km]	37,861	150.2% increase
136	Uvalde	SW	226 mi [363.7 km]	16,142	8.13% increase
-137-	Stephenville			16,921	13.4% increase
138	Universal City	S	183 mi [294.5 km]	18,376	23.75% increase
139	White Settlement	NE	57 mi [91.7 km]	16,301	9.91% increase
140	Portland	S	304 mi [489.2 km]	16,490	11.22% increase

Stephenville had 6,632 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Stephenville has an area ^<4> of 10.03 square miles [25.97 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Stephenville had a 2000 population density of 1,488 people per square mile [574 people/km²].

Erath County

The city of Stephenville is located in Erath County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 33,050 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 14,921 people, Stephenville contained 45.15% of the Erath County total.

In addition, where the community of Stephenville has a population density of 1,488 people per square mile [574 people/km²], Erath County averages 30.42 people per square mile [11.75 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Erath County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Stephenville and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Stephenville. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	16,921	13.4% increase
10 mi [16 km]	1	16,921	13.4% increase
15 mi [24 km]	2	20,724	10.97% increase
20 mi [32 km]	4	24,401	8.7% increase
25 mi [40 km]	9	26,692	9.24% increase
30 mi [48 km]	15	41,446	16.87% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Stephenville.

A Census Quickfact is available for Erath County (QF-48143).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Erath County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bosque	QF-48035	SE	17,760	3.03% increase
Comanche	QF-48093	SW	13,483	3.64% decrease
Eastland	QF-48133	W	18,186	0.63% decrease
Hamilton	QF-48193	S	8,092	1.71% decrease
Hood	QF-48221	NE	50,573	21.97% increase
Palo Pinto	QF-48363	N	27,486	1.49% increase
Somervell	QF-48425	E	7,942	16.28% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Stephenville:

	State Code:	48 (Texas)
	County Code:	143 (Erath County)
	Place Code:	70208 (Stephenville)

	State & County Code:	48143 (Texas/Erath County)

	State & Place Code:	4870208 (Texas/Stephenville)

Stephenville is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Stephenville.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Stephenville and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Stephenville. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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