22-498: Kress may refer to: Places [ edit ] Kress, Texas a city in north Texas Kress (Columbus, Georgia) , a National Register of Historic Places listing in Muscogee County, Georgia Kress, Virginia Samuel Kress and his organizations [ edit ] Samuel H. Kress , a businessman, founder of the organizations in this section S. H. Kress & Co. ,
44-596: A brand of Positec Kreß (disambiguation) Cress (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kress . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kress&oldid=1178622445 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
66-481: A female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.15. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.90% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
88-1234: A former chain of "five and dime" stores in the United States Tiendas Kress , the still-operating Puerto Rico subsidiary selling women's clothing The Samuel H. Kress Foundation , which holds and disposes of his large art collection People [ edit ] Daniel H. Kress (1862–1956), Canadian physician, husband of Lauretta Kress below Eric Kress (born 1962), Danish cinematographer Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1870–1948), German general in World War I Lauretta E. Kress (1863–1955), Canadian-American physician, wife of Daniel Kress above Nancy Kress (born 1948), American science fiction writer Nathan Kress (born 1992), American actor Stephen W. Kress , founder of Project Puffin Viktor Kress (born 1948), governor of Tomsk Oblast, Russia W. John Kress (born 1951), American botanist Wilhelm Kress (1836–1913), Austrian aviation pioneer See also [ edit ] List of S. H. Kress and Co. buildings Kress Corporation Kress (brand) ,
110-528: A household in the city was $ 30,278, and the median income for a family was $ 31,618. Males had a median income of $ 22,000 versus $ 18,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 12,305. About 15.1% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. The City of Kress is served by the Kress Independent School District and home to
132-476: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kress, Texas Kress is a city in Swisher County , Texas , United States. The population was 596 at the 2020 census . Kress is located at 34°21′54″N 101°44′53″W / 34.36500°N 101.74806°W / 34.36500; -101.74806 (34.365010, –101.748129). According to
154-581: The Kress High School Kangaroos. [REDACTED] Media related to Kress, Texas at Wikimedia Commons Swisher County, Texas Swisher County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas . As of the 2020 census , its population was 6,971. Its county seat is Tulia . The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890. It is named for James G. Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution and signer of
176-629: The Texas Declaration of Independence . At one time, the large JA Ranch , founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair , and later owned by Goodnight and Cornelia Adair , reached into six counties, including Swisher. Apachean cultures roamed the county until Comanche dominated around 1700. The Comanches were defeated by the United States Army in the Red River War of 1874. No significant combat occurred in
198-514: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 901 square miles (2,330 km ), of which 890 square miles (2,300 km ) is land and 11 square miles (28 km ) (1.2%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,378 people, 2,925 households, and 2,152 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (3.5 people/km ). There were 3,315 housing units at an average density of 4 units per square mile (1.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of
220-605: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.6 square mile (1.5 km ), all land. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 596 people, 334 households, and 253 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 826 people, 272 households, and 223 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,454.5 inhabitants per square mile (561.6/km ). There were 291 housing units at an average density of 512.4 per square mile (197.8/km ). The racial makeup of
242-577: The poverty line , including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over. Whereas the counties to its north in the Panhandle proper became overwhelmingly Republican at a Presidential level with Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s, Swisher County continued to favor the Democratic Party for another four decades, even being narrowly won by Walter Mondale in 1984 when he came within 3,819 votes of losing all fifty states. During
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#1732772539831264-527: The city was 58.84% White , 3.27% African American , 0.36% Native American , 34.87% from other races , and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 61.26% of the population. There were 272 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who
286-400: The county and later connected the county with Hale County , and with Lubbock by 1910, giving Swisher a major north–south rail line and boosting the economy. The Great Depression had a devastating effect on the county's economy, somewhat relieved by road work. The stimulus of World War II demand and, particularly, the development of large-scale irrigation in the area, led to the revival of
308-604: The county seat. The area was by and large unsettled until the JA Ranch of Charles Goodnight came in 1883, which added the Tule Ranch. Although settlers gradually arrived, the county was dominated by ranching the remainder of the 19th century. Good underground water at shallow depths gave to windmills that facilitated the stock-farmer. In 1906, the Santa Fe Railroad branch line from Amarillo came through
330-419: The county was 71.75% White , 5.85% Black or African American , 0.54% Native American , 0.16% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 19.41% from other races , and 2.28% from two or more races. 35.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,925 households, out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 9.50% had
352-575: The county's economy. The first successful extensive local use of underground water from the Ogallala Aquifer came in 1936. After World War II this activity increased dramatically; by the 1980s over 225,000 acres (910 km ) in Swisher County were irrigated. In 2002 the county had 578 farms and ranches covering 566,429 acres (2,292.26 km ), 69 percent of which were devoted to crops and 30 percent to pasture. Rural Texas in
374-511: The county. After the 1874 battle of Palo Duro Canyon , Ranald S. Mackenzie ordered 1450 Indian horses shot. The Buffalo Hunters' War of 1876 was an attempt by the Comanches to drive out the white man and stop depletion of their hunting grounds. In 1876 the Texas state legislature carved Swisher County from Young and Bexar districts. The county was organized in 1880, and Tulia, became
396-515: The early 20th century was often connected by unpaved routes, often of caliche or other rock and dirt paths. Swisher's road structure fell into this category. In 1920 the Ozark Trail served as a predecessor to today's intra-continental highway structure. The Ozark Trail was a highway network maintained by local entities or private citizens from Arkansas and Missouri through Kansas , Oklahoma , Louisiana , and Texas, to New Mexico . In Texas
418-716: The trail was made of graded and upgraded roads. Collingsworth , Childress , Hall , Briscoe , Swisher, Castro , and Parmer counties along with Curry and Roosevelt counties in New Mexico raised $ 10,000 in 1920 to erect markers along already existing roads to mark the Ozark Trail from Oklahoma across Texas to New Mexico. By the mid-1920s Tulia was linked to Nazareth, Dimmitt, and Bovina by State Highway 86, to Canyon and Amarillo by U.S. Highway 385 (now U.S. 87 or Interstate Highway 27), to Silverton by State Highway 80, and to Plainview and Lubbock by U.S. 385. According to
440-463: The twentieth century the only Republicans to carry Swisher County were Herbert Hoover in 1928 due to intense anti-Catholic sentiment against Al Smith , Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952, and Richard Nixon in 1972. Like the rest of the Bible Belt , due to opposition to the Democratic Party's liberal positions on social issues Swisher has trended powerfully Republican and in the last six elections
462-417: Was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 109.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 29,846, and the median income for a family was $ 34,444. Males had a median income of $ 25,164 versus $ 20,448 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 14,326. About 14.20% of families and 17.40% of the population were below
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#1732772539831484-449: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.42. In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males. The median income for
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