Seymour, Texas

The climate is humid subtropical (Köppen: Cfa) with an extreme temperature deviation, however much of the time the variation is always more and the warm weather prevails over the cold as the averages and the records show. Its subtropical location and south of the center of a large land mass bring occasional outbreaks even to a latitude and not very high altitude. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters, sometimes cold.[6] On August 12, 1936, Seymour witnessed the record highest temperature in Texas (120 °F), a record that was tied by the city of Monahans on June 28, 1994.[7]

Seymour is within the area underlain by Texas Red Beds, which are a strata of red-colored sedimentary rock from the Early Permian. The fossils of Permian period vertebrates in the Texas Red Beds were first discovered by Edward Drinker Cope in 1877.[8][9] Subsequent research has revealed rare fossils of Permian-era amphibians like Trimerorhachis,[10] as well as rich deposits of other Permian tetrapods such as Dimetrodon and Diadectes.[11] The order Seymouriamorpha and genus Seymouria, which were first discovered in the Seymour area, are named after the city.[12]

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,740 people, a decrease of 5.78% since 2000 (168 people). The racial makeup of the town was 91.28% White (2,501 people), 3.61% Hispanic or Latino of any race (373 people), 2.45% African American (67 people), 0.22% Native American (6 people), 0.11% Asian (3 people), 0.11% Pacific Islander (3 people), 4.11% from other races (104 people), and 3.80% from two or more races (56 people).

There were 1,451 housing units, 249 of which were vacant.

As of the census[2] of 2000, 2,908 people, 1,273 households, and 790 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,067.5 people per square mile (412.8/km²). The 1,534 housing units averaged 563.1 per square mile (217.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.24% White (2,595 people), 10.45% Hispanic or Latino of any race (304 people), 4.57% African American (133 people), 0.48% Native American (14 people), 0.72% Asian (21 people), 0.10% Pacific Islander (3 people), 3.44% from other races (100 people), and 1.44% from two or more races (42 people).

Of the 1,273 households, 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were not families; 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was distributed as 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,662, and for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $21,891 versus $19,292 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,062. About 15.6% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.