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{{distinguish|Omaha, Nebraska}}
{{distinguish|Omaha, Nebraska}}
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'''Omaha''' is a city in [[Morris County, Texas|Morris County]], northeast [[Texas]], [[United States]]. The population at the 2010 U.S. Census was 1,024.
'''Omaha''' is a city in [[Morris County, Texas|Morris County]], northeast [[Texas]], United States. The population as of the 2022 estimates was 1,403.

==Geography==
Omaha is located at {{coord|33|11|N|94|45|W|type:city}} (33.1816, -94.7422).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.


==History==
==History==

This area of Texas had been lightly settled under Spanish and Mexican rule. It was primarily settled after annexation by the United States by migrants from the South, many of whom arrived before the American Civil War. In that period, farmers had established cotton plantations. It was also an area of pine forests.
This area of Texas had been lightly settled under Spanish and Mexican rule. It was primarily settled after annexation by the United States by migrants from the South, many of whom arrived before the American Civil War. In that period, farmers had established cotton plantations. It was also an area of pine forests.


Omaha was first named as Morristown in 1880 by former Confederate Lieutenant Thompson Morris; it was stop on the new St. Louis Southwestern Railway, which spurred the town's development as a trading center. The US Post Office had changed the name to Gavett. In 1886, a group of seven men from [[Randolph County, Alabama]] drew names from a hat to pick a new name; the winner, Hugh Ellis, was allowed to rename the settlement after a town in his home state, and he chose Omaha.<ref name="tsha">[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlo16 "Omaha, Texas"], ''Handbook of Texas History Online''</ref>
Omaha was first named as Morristown in 1880 by former Confederate Lieutenant Thompson Morris; it was a stop on the new St. Louis Southwestern Railway, which spurred the town's development as a trading center. The US Post Office had changed the name to Gavett. In 1886, a group of seven men from [[Randolph County, Alabama]] drew names from a hat to pick a new name; the winner, Hugh Ellis, was allowed to rename the settlement after a town in his home state, and he chose Omaha.<ref name="tsha">[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlo16 "Omaha, Texas"], ''Handbook of Texas History Online''</ref>


"By 1890 Omaha had three churches, a school, a weekly newspaper, and a population of 450." The town was incorporated in 1914. A new enterprise of raising vegetable-plant seedlings for sale developed in the area. During the twentieth century, Omaha was the site of a shipping operation that sent millions of these seedlings to destinations throughout the United States. "In 1980 it had a population of 960 and twenty-three rated businesses", reaching nearly 1,000 by the end of the 20th century.<ref name="tsha"/>
"By 1890 Omaha had three churches, a school, a weekly newspaper, and a population of 450." The town was incorporated in 1914. A new enterprise of raising vegetable-plant seedlings for sale developed in the area. During the twentieth century, Omaha was the site of a shipping operation that sent millions of these seedlings to destinations throughout the United States. "In 1980 it had a population of 960 and twenty-three rated businesses", reaching nearly 1,000 by the end of the 20th century.<ref name="tsha"/>


==Geography==
==Notable residents==

*Randolph E. (Randy) Moore, a native of Omaha, played in the [[Texas League]] and the [[National League]] in the 1920s and 1930s. He was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in Arlington.<ref name="tsha"/>
Omaha is located at {{coord|33|11|N|94|45|W|type:city}} (33.1816, –94.7422).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Omaha, TX |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4854024-omaha-tx/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref> There are 966.2 people per square mile.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==

{{US Census population
{{US Census population
|1890= 219
| 1890 = 219
|1920= 492
| 1920 = 492
|1930= 506
| 1930 = 506
|1940= 623
| 1940 = 623
|1950= 735
| 1950 = 735
|1960= 854
| 1960 = 854
|1970= 898
| 1970 = 898
|1980= 960
| 1980 = 960
|1990= 833
| 1990 = 833
|2000= 999
| 2000 = 999
|2010= 1021
| 2010 = 1021
| 2020 = 1131
|estyear=2014
| estyear = 2022
|estimate=1008
| estimate = 1403
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|footnote=<center>U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref></center>
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2022CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4854024-omaha-tx/|date=January 7, 2024|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=CensusReporter|access-date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
}}
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1001 people, 389 households and 264 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 851.6 per square mile (329.7/km²). There were 438 housing units at an average density of 373.4 per square mile (144.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.50% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.60% of the population.


{| class="wikitable"
There were 389 households of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.
|+'''Omaha racial composition estimates as of 2022'''<ref name=":0" /><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|628
|44.8%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|490
|34.9%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|26
|1.9%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|8
|0.6%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|251
|17.9%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''936'''
|
|}
As of the 2022 [[American Community Survey]], there were 1,403 people and 492 households in the city, with an average of 2.8 persons per household.<ref name=":0" />


==Education==
24.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 75.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.5 males.


The [[median household income]] was $25,724 and the median family income was $30,865. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $17,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,750. About 18.3% of families and 24.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The City of Omaha is served by the [[Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District]].
The City of Omaha is served by the [[Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District]].

==Notable person==

* [[Randy Moore|Randolph E. (Randy) Moore]], a native of Omaha, played in the [[Texas League]] and the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in the 1920s and 1930s. He was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in Arlington<ref name="tsha"/>


==References==
==References==

<references />
<references />
{{notelist}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==

*Jean Connor, ''A Short History of Morris County'' (Daingerfield, Texas: Daingerfield Bicentennial Commission, 1975).
*Jean Connor, ''A Short History of Morris County'' (Daingerfield, Texas: Daingerfield Bicentennial Commission, 1975).


{{Morris County, Texas}}
{{Morris County, Texas}}

{{authority control}}


[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]

Latest revision as of 17:43, 17 May 2024

Not to be confused with Omaha, Nebraska.

Omaha, Texas
village
US 67 in Omaha, Texas
US 67 in Omaha, Texas
Location in Morris County and the state of Texas.
Location in Morris County and the state of Texas.
Coordinates: 33°11′N 94°45′W / 33.183°N 94.750°W / 33.183; -94.750
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMorris
Area
[1]
 • Total1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
 • Land1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
400 ft (122 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,131
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
1,403
 • Density966.2/sq mi (260.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
75571
Area code(s)903, 430
FIPS code48-54024[3]
GNIS feature ID1375296[4]

Omaha is a city in Morris County, northeast Texas, United States. The population as of the 2022 estimates was 1,403.

History

[edit]

This area of Texas had been lightly settled under Spanish and Mexican rule. It was primarily settled after annexation by the United States by migrants from the South, many of whom arrived before the American Civil War. In that period, farmers had established cotton plantations. It was also an area of pine forests.

Omaha was first named as Morristown in 1880 by former Confederate Lieutenant Thompson Morris; it was a stop on the new St. Louis Southwestern Railway, which spurred the town's development as a trading center. The US Post Office had changed the name to Gavett. In 1886, a group of seven men from Randolph County, Alabama drew names from a hat to pick a new name; the winner, Hugh Ellis, was allowed to rename the settlement after a town in his home state, and he chose Omaha.[5]

"By 1890 Omaha had three churches, a school, a weekly newspaper, and a population of 450." The town was incorporated in 1914. A new enterprise of raising vegetable-plant seedlings for sale developed in the area. During the twentieth century, Omaha was the site of a shipping operation that sent millions of these seedlings to destinations throughout the United States. "In 1980 it had a population of 960 and twenty-three rated businesses", reaching nearly 1,000 by the end of the 20th century.[5]

Geography

[edit]

Omaha is located at 33°11′N 94°45′W / 33.183°N 94.750°W / 33.183; -94.750 (33.1816, –94.7422).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all land.[7] There are 966.2 people per square mile.

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890219—
1920492—
19305062.8%
194062323.1%
195073518.0%
196085416.2%
19708985.2%
19809606.9%
1990833−13.2%
200099919.9%
20101,0212.2%
20201,13110.8%
2022 (est.)1,403[2]24.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
Omaha racial composition estimates as of 2022[7]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 628 44.8%
Black or African American (NH) 490 34.9%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 0 0%
Asian (NH) 0 0%
Pacific Islander (NH) 0 0%
Some Other Race (NH) 26 1.9%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 8 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino 251 17.9%
Total 936

As of the 2022 American Community Survey, there were 1,403 people and 492 households in the city, with an average of 2.8 persons per household.[7]

Education

[edit]

The City of Omaha is served by the Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District.

Notable person

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". CensusReporter. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "Omaha, Texas", Handbook of Texas History Online
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "Census profile: Omaha, TX". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
  10. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  1. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[9][10]

Further reading

[edit]
  • Jean Connor, A Short History of Morris County (Daingerfield, Texas: Daingerfield Bicentennial Commission, 1975).
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