Hermleigh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scurry County, Texas, United States.

Hermleigh lies on U.S. Route 84, ninety-six miles southeast of Lubbock, and has a population of 383 people at the 2020 census. A 4.9 magnitude earthquake was reported by the United States Geological Survey on July 22, 2024.

Geography

Hermleigh is located at (32.634619, -100.759336).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.1&nbsp;square miles (23.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

Demographics

Hermleigh first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|-

|White alone (NH)

|290

|227

|style='background: #ffffe6; |213

|73.79%

|65.80%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.61%

|-

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|8

|5

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|2.04%

|1.45%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|0

|3

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|0.00%

|0.87%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|0

|1

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.29%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Other race alone (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|2

|2

|style='background: #ffffe6; |13

|0.51%

|0.58%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.39%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|93

|107

|style='background: #ffffe6; |155

|23.66%

|31.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |40.47%

|-

|Total

|393

|345

|style='background: #ffffe6; |383

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

|}

2000 census

As of the census

Education

The community of Hermleigh is served by the Hermleigh Independent School District.

References