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Cactus, Texas
Cactus is a city in Moore County, Texas, Moore County, Texas, United States, located along U.S. Route 287 in Texas, U.S. Route 287. The population was 3,179 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. "Cactus Texas", a song by Waylon Jennings, is a sketch of Cactus from years past. Geography Cactus is located at (36.046124, –102.002251). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Cactus is located north of Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo and north of Dumas, Texas, Dumas. Economy JBS USA has a beef plant in Cactus. Demographics 2020 Census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,057 people, 1,021 households, and 668 families residing in the city. 2010 Census As of the census of 2010, 3,179 people, 801 households, and 650 families resided in the city. The population density was . The 908 housing units averaged 445.0 per square mile (171.9/km). The Race (United States Census), racial makeup of the city was 48.22% White, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
