Bronte, Texas
| Bronte, Texas | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
Looking down Main Street in Bronte
|
|
 |
|
| Coordinates: 31°53′13″N 100°17′42″W / 31.88694°N 100.29500°WCoordinates: 31°53′13″N 100°17′42″W / 31.88694°N 100.29500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Coke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,795 ft (547 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 999 |
| • Density | 710/sq mi (270/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76933 |
| Area code(s) | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-10528 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1372729 |
Bronte (/ˈbrɒnt/ BRONT) is a town in Coke County, Texas, United States. The population was 999 at the 2010 census.
Texas State Senator Grady Hazlewood, who served from the Amarillo-based District 31 from 1941-1971, was born in 1902 in Coke County near Bronte.
Bronte is located at 31°53′13″N 100°17′42″W / 31.88694°N 100.29500°W (31.887046, -100.294947).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all of it land.
Although named for English novelist Charlotte Brontë the town name is pronounced as one syllable: "brahnt".
As of the census of 2000, 1,076 people, 426 households, and 293 families resided in the town. The population density was 748.0 people per square mile (288.5/km²). There were 502 housing units at an average density of 349.0 per square mile (134.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.06% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 8.55% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.07% of the population.
...
Wikipedia