![]() ![]() After the passenger service ended, the railroad used the depot, located at 400 Railroad Avenue, for offices, training rooms, train crew-staging areas, and storage, but abandoned the building in the late 1980s. Other ATSF depots were in Amarillo, Brownwood, Gainesville, Temple, and El Paso, Texas, and in Clovis, New Mexico. The company advertised for "Young women, 18 to 30 years of age, of good moral character, attractive and intelligent, as waitresses in the Harvey Eating Houses on the Santa Fe Railroad in the West." Until 1969, the train station offered passengers meals and hospitality through the Fred Harvey Company. In 1912, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, through reorganization now the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, opened a depot in Slaton. About 21.6% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.7% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the city was $13,087. Males had a median income of $26,696 versus $20,601 for females. The median income for a household in the city was $25,915, and for a family was $31,224. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 83.7 men. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. In the city, the population was distributed as 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.22. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 2,253 households, 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were not families. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 42.27% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 72.35% White, 7.76% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 17.07% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. The 2,565 housing units averaged 473.1 per square mile (182.7/km 2). ![]() The population density was 1,126.7 people per square mile (435.2/km 2). 2000 censusĪs of the census of 2000, 6,109 people, 2,253 households, and 1,610 families resided in the city. ( NH = Non-Hispanic) RaceĪs of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,858 people, 2,090 households, and 1,472 families residing in the city. Demographics Historical populationĢ020 census Slaton racial composition ClimateĪccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Slaton has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 5.5 square miles (14.3 km 2 ), of which 5.5 square miles (14.2 km 2 ) are land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.56%, is covered by water. The nearest significant geographical feature is Yellow House Canyon, which is 3 miles (5 km) to the northeast. Slaton is on the level plains of the Llano Estacado. (1867–1946), who promoted railroad construction in Slaton. Slaton was named for Lubbock rancher and banker O.L. Slaton is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,121 at the 2010 census. Slaton was the westernmost German settlement in Texas. Slaton is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States founded by German immigrants. ![]() New Slaton municipal building Slaton Museum The Slaton Bakery is one of the better-known businesses in the community. ![]()
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