Riesel, Texas
Location of Riesel, Texas
Coordinates: 31°28′20″N 96°55′55″W / 31.47222, -96.93194
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	McLennan
Area
- Total	4.0 sq mi (10.3 km²)
- Land	4.0 sq mi (10.3 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	973
- Density	244.8/sq mi (94.5/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	76682
Area code(s)	254
FIPS code	48-62108[1]
GNIS feature ID	1366451[2]

Riesel is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 973 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Riesel is located at 31°28′20″N, 96°55′55″W (31.472226, -96.932076)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 973 people, 357 households, and 287 families residing in the city. The population density was 244.8 people per square mile (94.6/km²). There were 390 housing units at an average density of 98.1/sq mi (37.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.76% White, 0.31% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 3.08% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.58% of the population.

There were 357 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,234, and the median income for a family was $38,875. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,315. About 7.4% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Riesel is served by the Riesel Independent School District.

Emergency Services

Quote from the City of Riesel PD's website[1]: "The City of Riesel currently has two Officers and a Chief of Police." ...." Riesel Police Officers will respond to any emergency in the Riesel area. All normal police service for areas outside the City of Riesel are referred to the McLennan County Sheriff's Department. The Riesel Police Department highly stresses cooperation with all Law Enforcement Agencies. Calls for service are dispatched by the McLennan County Sheriff's Department which can be reached at 254-757-5222."

The city of Riesel does not have an ambulance service in town, however, there are ambulance services in Marlin and Mart. Generally, for any type of medical emergency, most people go to Waco rather than Marlin because of the comparative hospital size, quality of medical equipment, and the trip to Waco being about the equal as the trip to Marlin.

The city has a volunteer fire dept.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Riesel, Texas is at coordinates 31°28′20″N 96°55′56″W / 31.472226, -96.932076 (Riesel, Texas)Coordinates: 31°28′20″N 96°55′56″W / 31.472226, -96.932076 (Riesel, Texas)

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