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Stanton is a city in and the county seat of Martin County, Texas, United States. Stanton was founded as Marienfeld by German immigrants who were some of the first settlers in this region of Texas. Its population was 2,657 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Stanton is located at (32.130740, –101.792072).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.56% is covered by water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Stanton had a population of 2,657. The median age was 34.4 years, with 29.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 14.2% 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.3 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 970 households in Stanton, of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.6% were married-couple households, 17.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 1,640 || 61.7%

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| Black or African American || 70 || 2.6%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 55 || 2.1%

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| Asian || 6 || 0.2%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 471 || 17.7%

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| Two or more races || 414 || 15.6%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,435 || 54.0%

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2000 census

As of the 2000 census

Notable people

  • Craig Eiland, Texas state representative from Galveston, was born in Stanton in 1962.
  • Michael Salgado, Tejano singer, was born in Stanton in 1971.

References

  • "STANTON, TX," Handbook of Texas Online