Premont is a city in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,455 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Premont is located at (27.358064, –98.125766). It is situated at along U.S. Highway 281 (Future Interstate 69C) in south central Jim Wells County, south of Alice and north of Falfurrias, two towns that Morgan Smith of The Texas Tribune refers to as "relative hubs".
According to the United States Census Bureau, Premont has a total area of , all land.
History
The site was part of the Los Olmos y Loma Blanca land grant issues to Ignacio de la Peña on December 9, 1831. Peña and his heirs occupied the land for the next thirty years. On November 1, 1907, banker and real estate developer R.P. Halderman purchased a plot of land from the heirs of Henry Seeligson for $540,939.50. He then subdivided the land into tracts to entice residents from the northern U.S. to invest in South Texas, citing the region's warm climate and ideal planting conditions.
In 1908 or 1909, a town site was surveyed by C.F.H. Von Bulcher. Halderman named the new community "Premont", after Seeligson Ranch foreman Charles Premont. A section of the community, located east of the railroad, was set aside for Mexican and Mexican-American families. A plaza called Hidalgo Park was designed and built to serve those families. R.P. Halderman sold hundreds of lots to Charles Premont, who in turn served as the real estate agent for the Mexican families, as he was fluent in Spanish. He also donated the funds to build Santa Theresa Catholic Church, an institution that now ministers to three missions. Several businesses, including a post office and a general store owned by Andrés Canales, opened in the community during its early years. Premont became part of the newly organized Jim Wells County on March 11, 1911. The Premont Independent School District was created in 1921.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Premont had a population of 2,455, 858 households, and 660 families residing in the city.
The median age was 34.2 years, 28.6% of residents were under the age of 18, and 16.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older.
Of the 858 households, 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.1% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,173 || 47.8%
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| Black or African American || 1 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 18 || 0.7%
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| Asian || 15 || 0.6%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 319 || 13.0%
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| Two or more races || 927 || 37.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 2,216 || 90.3%
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2000 census
As of the census
Notable person
- José Manuel Lozano, member of the Texas House of Representatives, graduated from Premont High School