Higgins is a

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small city in Lipscomb County,

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, United States, named after G.H. Higgins, a stockholder in the Santa Fe Railroad, which served the community. The population was 356 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 425 people, 198 households, and 116 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 253 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.82%

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, 0.94%

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, 2.59%

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, 3.29% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.94% of the population. There were 198 households, of which 19.2% had children under 18 living with them, 52.0% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. Some 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15, and the average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,714, and the median income for a family was $32,875. Males had a median income of $17,917 versus $20,250 for females. The

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for the city was $16,164. About 17.8% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the

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, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Higgins has been served by the

Canadian Independent School District Canadian Independent School District is a public school district based in Canadian, Texas, United States. In addition to Hemphill County, where it serves Canadian and Glazier; Text list/ref> it includes a section of Lipscomb County, where it s ...

since July 1, 2020, when it absorbed the

Higgins Independent School District Higgins Independent School District was a public school district based in Higgins, Texas (USA). In addition to Higgins, the district also served the community of Lipscomb. Higgins ISD had one school, Higgins School, that served students in g ...

. The former operates

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, and the latter previously operated Higgins School.

Climate

According to the

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system, Higgins has a

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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Higgins, Texas
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References

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