Fort Davis, Texas Fort Davis, Texas Location of Fort Davis, Texas Location of Fort Davis, Texas State Texas County Jeff Davis See also: Fort Davis (Washington, D.C.) Fort Davis is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States.
The populace was 1,050 at the 2000 census and 1,041 as stated to a 2007 estimate. It is the governmental center of county of Jeff Davis County. It was the site of Fort Davis established in 1854 on the San Antonio-El Paso Road through west Texas and titled after Jefferson Davis, who was then the Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. Fort Davis is positioned at 30 35 34 N 103 53 31 W (30.592880, -103.891996). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 5.6 square miles (15 km2), all land.
Fort Davis has the highest altitude above sea level of any governmental center of county in Texas; the altitude is 5,050 feet.
There were 415 homeholds out of which 32.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $25,882, and the median income for a family was $27,955.
About 20.7% of families and 21.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 26.0% of those age 65 or over.
Fort Davis experiences a semi-arid climate (Koppen BSk) with cool, dry winters and hot, dry summers.
Climate data for Fort Davis, Texas (Jan 1, 1902 Mar 31, 2013) Average high F ( C) 60.8 Average low F ( C) 28.8 Source: Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute Fort Davis National Historic Site The Mc - Donald Observatory of the University of Texas at Austin Fort Davis is home to one of ten dishes comprising the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) Davis Mountains State Park Fort Davis is served by the Fort Davis Independent School District.
Fort Davis High School United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Geological Survey.
Fort Davis at City-Data "The Davis Mountains of Texas", accessed September 13, 2010 United States Enumeration Bureau.
Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute.
"FORT DAVIS, TEXAS (413262), Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary".
Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute.
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