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New Deal, Texas
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  New Deal Cotton Gin near the tracks and an aerial image of New Deal
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 New Deal, Texas
Location in Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Lubbock |
| Established | 1909 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.33 sq mi (6.04 km2) |
| • Land | 2.31 sq mi (5.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,300 ft (1,000 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 730 |
| • Density | 313.3/sq mi (120.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| ZIP code |
79350
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| Area code | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-50916 |
New Deal is a U.S. town in Lubbock County, Texas. The population was 730 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Llano Estacado region.
History
New Deal was originally known as Monroe, named for Monroe G. Abernathy, a local landowner. The town was originally developed as a train station loading site. People began to settle there and that is why the town was built alongside the railroad tracks and highway. The train identification name for the township still reads Monroe alongside the railroad tracks. Some time afterward the town wanted a post office and requested the permit for the Monroe Postal Station. Because there was already a town in Texas with the name Monroe City, the U.S. postal department changed the name of the town to New Deal after Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs and to go along with the consolidated school system's name. This information was all developed when the school system had to write a history when applying for a federal grant. In 1970, the township was incorporated by the vote of its citizens. The city of Lubbock, Texas, was planning some annexation of surrounding lands and the people of the New Deal area decided to incorporate rather than be annexed to the city of Lubbock. A local farmer, Billy Fortenberry, was the first mayor. In 1970, Ray Edell West, a city councilman for three years, became the mayor. Under his mayoral direction in the next 7 years, the town built a City Hall and a Volunteer Fire Department building.
Geography
New Deal is located on the level plains of the Llano Estacado, just to the north of Lubbock at 33°44′03″N 101°50′09″W / 33.734048°N 101.835862°W (33.734048, –101.835862).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 1.25%, is water.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 637 | — | |
| 1990 | 521 | −18.2% | |
| 2000 | 708 | 35.9% | |
| 2010 | 794 | 12.1% | |
| 2020 | 730 | −8.1% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 413 | 56.58% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 14 | 1.92% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 2 | 0.27% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 17 | 2.33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 284 | 38.9% |
| Total | 730 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 730 people, 360 households, and 269 families residing in the town.
Education
The Town of New Deal is served by the New Deal Independent School District. The school system was segregated until fall 1968. The school system was originally known as Monroe Schools but, in later years, as small school systems began to close, the Monroe schools incorporated with several others and took the name of the New Deal Consolidated Schools.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, New Deal has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
See also
In Spanish: New Deal (Texas) para niños
