Eden is a city in Concho County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,100 at the 2020 census. Frederick Ede and his family moved to the area around 1881. In 1882, Ede donated of land to be used as a townsite and to build a town square. The following year, a post office was established and was named "Eden", an adaptation of Frederick Ede's name.
thumb|left|Picking cotton in Eden, circa 1895
A school was established in 1885. A newspaper, The Eden Echo, was founded in 1906. That same year, a bank was established. Telephone service arrived about 1907, and a public well and windmill were installed in 1908.
By 1914, Eden had a restaurant, two general stores, two hotels, two cotton gins, two lumber companies, two hardware stores, a Baptist church, and a Methodist church. The population was 600.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Eden has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Eden had a population of 1,100, 428 households, and 223 families residing in the city; the median age was 47.8 years, 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18, and 27.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.6 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 428 households in Eden, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.2% were married-couple households, 19.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 785 || 71.4%
|-
| Black or African American || 18 || 1.6%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 7 || 0.6%
|-
| Asian || 2 || 0.2%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 86 || 7.8%
|-
| Two or more races || 201 || 18.3%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 470 || 42.7%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Eden racial composition<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|White (NH)
|583
|53.0%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|10
|0.91%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|6
|0.55%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|2
|0.18%
|-
|Pacific Islander (NH)
|1
|0.09%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|4
|0.36%
|-
|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|24
|2.18%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|470
|42.73%
|-
|Total
|1,100
|
|}
2000 census
As of the census
All of Concho County is in the service area of Howard County Junior College District.
Infrastructure
The United States Postal Service operates the Eden Post Office.
The Eden Detention Center incarcerates male federal prisoners who are primarily criminal aliens who will be deported upon release. The facility is operated by Corrections Corporation of America on behalf of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, employs 285 staff, and has a capacity of 1,558 inmates.
Concho County Hospital is a 16-bed general medical and surgical hospital in Eden. It has an emergency room, and four staff doctors.
Notable people
- Gwinn Henry, football player and coach
- James Earl Rudder, US Army general and president of Texas A&M University: