Profile for Seminole, Texas, TX

Former and merged names include:
· Caput

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 5. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 0.8 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Tanya Tucker, country singer

Historic sites and museums: Gaines County Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Record low: The state's lowest temperature on record was reported here on Feb. 8, 1933, at -23 degrees

Listed places near Seminole

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (1)

Libraries (1)

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• Gaines County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Seminole demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Gaines County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 79360 ZIP code.

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• Gaines County government

11% of Seminole residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Seminole ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Seminole
• Cemeteries in Gaines County
• Libraries in or near Seminole

Post a query on a message board:

• Gaines County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Seminole
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• Communities in Gaines County

• Seminole business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Texas
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• Crime in Gaines County
• Arrests in Gaines County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Seminole was $14,624, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Gaines County economic census
• Gaines County economic summary
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• Gaines County unemployment rate
• Texas economic data

14% of Seminole residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Texas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Seminole medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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• Texas state archives
• Texas state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Gaines County genealogy forum

Median rent in Seminole, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $293.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $657.

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Libraries in Seminole include Gaines County Library ... View libraries

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• Nonprofit guide for Seminole
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Gaines County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Seminole political report.

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• Texas elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Seminole
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The average commute time for Seminole workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Seminole travel guide
• Airports near Seminole
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• Texas tourism bureau

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