Hart is a city in Castro County, Texas, United States. The population was 869 at the 2020 census.

History

Hart, Texas is named after T. W. Hart, who established his ranch headquarters in the area.

Hart became an organized town in 1925 after the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway announced plans to establish a depot at the site. By 1926, the railway was completed, and a depot, was built. This led to the incorporation of Hart. In 1928, the business district was moved closer to the depot, and a six-room school was constructed. along Texas State Highway 194. Dimmitt, the county seat, is to the northwest, and Plainview is to the southeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hart has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Hart had a population of 869 people, 309 households, and 249 families residing in the city.

The median age was 37.3 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 106.6 males age 18 and over.

There were 309 households in Hart, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.8% were married-couple households, 21.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 262 || 30.1%

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| Black or African American || 6 || 0.7%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1 || 0.1%

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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 201 || 23.1%

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| Two or more races || 399 || 45.9%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 741 || 85.3%

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2000 census

As of the census

thumb|Magnification of a [[chondrule in the Hart (Texas) meteorite. Field of View - 5mm. Courtesy of Keith D. Lemons Meteoritical Collection]]

thumb|2.662 Gram Slice of "Hart" (Texas) Meteorite, a CK3, S2 [[Carbonaceous chondrite|Carbonaceous Chondrite.]]

Education

The city of Hart is served by the Hart Independent School District.

Planetary Science

A rare type of meteorite unique to the Western Hemisphere was discovered near Hart in March 2010. A field worker found a single, large, dense brownish stone weighing 966 grams beside a road located 0.25 miles from the town of Hart. The meteor was subsequently purchased by a collector. The stone was analyzed at the University of Washington and was classified as a Carbonaceous Chondrite (CK3), the most massive example of one of 25 known specimens in the world. The meteorite was given the official name of "Hart".

See also

  • List of municipalities in Texas

Notes

References

  • Hart, Texas from the Texas State Directory website.