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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
2,736 ft (834 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 539
 • Density 460.7/sq mi (177.9/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 2411094

Miami (/mˈæmə/ my-AM) is a city in Roberts County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Pampa, Texas micropolitan statistical area. Its population was 539 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Roberts County, as well as the only municipality in the county.

Geography

Skyline of Miami Texas
Overlooking Miami from the north

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%
2020 539 −9.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
2020 Census

2020 census

Miami racial composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 456 84.6%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 2 0.37%
Some Other Race (NH) 1 0.19%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 41 7.61%
Hispanic or Latino 39 7.24%
Total 539

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 539 people, 197 households, and 137 families residing in the city.

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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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)
−8
(−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)
Source: National Weather Service

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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