Knox City

• Official Name — Knox City, Texas • Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Texas • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Knox • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 2.16 • Area Land Km2 — 2.16 • Area Water Km2 — 0.00 • Area Total Sq Mi — 0.83 • Area Land Sq Mi — 0.83 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.00 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 1065 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Density Sq Mi — auto • Time Zone — Central (CST) • Utc Offset — -6 • Time Zone Dst — CDT • Utc Offset Dst — -5 • Elevation Ft — 1529 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 79529 • Area Code — 940 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 48-39700 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 2412844

Knox City is in southern Knox County, at the intersection of State Highways 6 and 222. SH 6 runs north 12 mi to Benjamin, the county seat, and south 17 mi to Rule, while SH 222 leads east 12 mi to Munday and northwest 40 mi to Guthrie. Abilene is 75 mi to the south, and Wichita Falls is 88 mi to the northeast. Knox City is located on high ground 3.5 mi from the upper Brazos River. According to the United States Census Bureau, Knox City has a total area of 2.2 km2, all land.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Knox City has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.

Knox City racial composition (NH = Non-Hispanic) • Race — Number — Percentage • White (NH) — 581 — 54.55% • Black or African American (NH) — 45 — 4.23% • Native American or Alaska Native (NH) — 4 — 0.38% • Asian (NH) — 8 — 0.75% • Pacific Islander (NH) — 3 — 0.28% • Mixed/multiracial (NH) — 32 — 3.0% • Hispanic or Latino — 392 — 36.81% • Total — 1,065 As of the 2020 United States census, 1,065 people, 427 households, and 259 families resided in the town.

As of the census of 2010, 1,130 people lived in the town, a decrease of 7.30% since 2000 (89 people). The racial makeup of the town was 73.54% White (831 people), 6.73% African American (76 people), 0.44% Native American (5 people), 0.18% Asian (2 people), 16.73% from other races (189 people), and 2.39% from two or more races (27 people). Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 30.44% of the population (344 people).

As of the census of 2000, 1,219 people, 486 households, and 320 families resided in the town. The population density was 1,457.3 PD/sqmi. The 613 housing units had an average density of 732.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 71.86% White, 8.70% African American, 0.66% Native American (8 people), 0.41% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 14.44% from other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 23.54% of the population. Of the 486 households, 28.8% had children under 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were not families. About 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.01. In the town, the age distribution was 25.8% under 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 87.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $25,583, and for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $19,318 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,732. About 13.8% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under 18 and 14.2% of those 65 or over.

The town is served by the Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District.

Knox City and Lyndon Baty were featured in a 2014 episode of Snap Judgment on artificial intelligence.