Nome is a city in Jefferson County and Liberty County, Texas, United States. It is located 20 miles west of Beaumont at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90, State Highway 326 and Farm to Market Road 365. The population was 469 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Historical development
Initially called Congreve Station, this location was a stop on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad in the early 1860s. The name for the town came from the influx of people due to the discovery of oil in the early 1900s (similar to the gold strikes at Nome, Alaska), hence the name became Nome in 1903. Although rice farming would still be the foremost activity of the town, the discovery of natural gas and oil would create a new industry for the region in 1936. Many years later, Nome would become incorporated in 1971.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Nome had a population of 469. The median age was 47.2 years. 18.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 28.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 182 households in Nome, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.6% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 354 || 75.5%
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| Black or African American || 59 || 12.6%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 6 || 1.3%
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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 || 17 || 3.6%
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| Two or more races || 33 || 7.0%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 41 || 8.7%
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2010 census
As of the census