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Miami, Texas
Looking north through Miami along Main Street
Looking north through Miami along Main Street
Location of Miami, Texas
Location of Miami, Texas
Roberts County Miami.svg
Country United States
State Texas
County Roberts
Area
 • Total 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2)
 • Land 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,756 ft (840 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 597
 • Estimate 
(2019)
550
 • Density 470.49/sq mi (181.60/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79059
Area code(s) 806
FIPS code 48-47988
GNIS feature ID 1362688

Miami ( my-AM) is a town in Roberts County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Pampa, Texas micropolitan statistical area. Its population was 597 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Roberts County and the only municipality in the county.

Geography

Miami is located at 35°41′35″N 100°38′20″W / 35.693048°N 100.638933°W / 35.693048; -100.638933 (35.693048, -100.638933).

Climate

Climate data for Miami, Texas (1981–2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 83
(28)
85
(29)
92
(33)
98
(37)
103
(39)
108
(42)
107
(42)
104
(40)
104
(40)
99
(37)
88
(31)
80
(27)
108
(42)
Average high °F (°C) 49.0
(9.4)
52.3
(11.3)
60.6
(15.9)
69.8
(21.0)
78.1
(25.6)
86.4
(30.2)
91.4
(33.0)
90.2
(32.3)
82.4
(28.0)
71.5
(21.9)
59.5
(15.3)
48.7
(9.3)
69.9
(21.1)
Average low °F (°C) 23.1
(−4.9)
26.0
(−3.3)
32.9
(0.5)
41.5
(5.3)
51.9
(11.1)
61.1
(16.2)
66.1
(18.9)
65.3
(18.5)
57.0
(13.9)
44.9
(7.2)
33.0
(0.6)
23.9
(−4.5)
43.9
(6.6)
Record low °F (°C) −4
(−20)
−7
(−22)
3
(−16)
17
(−8)
30
(−1)
45
(7)
51
(11)
47
(8)
31
(−1)
12
(−11)
8
(−13)
−8
(−22)
−7
(−22)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.69
(18)
0.70
(18)
1.63
(41)
2.04
(52)
2.98
(76)
3.64
(92)
2.71
(69)
2.77
(70)
2.12
(54)
2.01
(51)
1.05
(27)
0.88
(22)
23.22
(590)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.0
(10)
3.8
(9.7)
3.6
(9.1)
0.9
(2.3)
0.2
(0.51)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.1
(0.25)
1.3
(3.3)
5.1
(13)
19
(48)

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1920 935
1930 953 1.9%
1940 713 −25.2%
1950 646 −9.4%
1960 656 1.5%
1970 611 −6.9%
1980 813 33.1%
1990 675 −17.0%
2000 588 −12.9%
2010 597 1.5%
2019 (est.) 550 −7.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
Skyline of Miami Texas
Overlooking Miami from the north

At the 2000 census, 588 people, 242 households, and 173 families were living in the city. The population density was 504.0 people/sq mi (194.0/km2). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 242.6 per square mile (93.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.75% White, 0.85% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 1.53% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57%.

Of the 242 households, 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were not families. About 27.7% of households were one person and 13.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household was $38,875 and for a family was $47,656. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $22,222 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,585. About 4.6% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Donna Gill is the superintendent Miami Independent School District. Prekindergarten through 12th grade are taught in one building. Miami High School currently provides Spanish to seven area schools via the Texas Virtual School program.

See also

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