Sundown, Texas

Sundown Glen
(Harris County)

Sunhaven Farms Colonia
(El Paso County)

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The city of Sundown is located in Hockley County.

Sundown is 3,540 feet [1,078.99 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Sundown can be found in:

	Colorado	New York
	Manitoba	Utah
	Missouri
	Nevada

At the time of the 2000 Census, Sundown had a population of 1,505 people ^<2> (or 6.64% of the total population of Hockley County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Sundown had a population of 1,496 people. This is a decrease of 0.6% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau. More information can be found on the Census Page for Sundown.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	1,496	-0.6%	-0.13% since 2007
2007	1,498	-0.47%	-0.99% since 2006
2006	1,513	+0.53%	-0.98% since 2005
2005	1,528	+1.53%
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2000	1,505	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction		Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Brownfield		SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	8,947	5.7% decrease
Levelland		NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	12,450	3.23% decrease
Meadow		SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	618	6.08% decrease
Morton		NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,772	21.21% decrease
Opdyke West		NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	193	2.66% increase
Plains		SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,491	2.83% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Sundown.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Texas ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sundown - 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 Sundown. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Sundown 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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