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Fort Hancock, Texas

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foot bridge gets you in there." In an interview with Hudspeth County Deputy Sheriff Mike Doyal, he described the border as "just an open footway traffic for people coming across", and showed one of the four unguarded foot bridges that connect Fort Hancock to Mexico. Doyal spoke fondly of his Mexican neighbors, saying "those are not the people that we have a problem with, because I'm going to make it real clear that some of those people on the other side are some of the nicest people you would ever want to meet in your life." CNN described Fort Hancock as "a timeless place", adding, "for people who live here, the border barely exists. We found these Mexican cattle ranchers moving their herd along the river. A few times the cows would move into the U.S., the buckaroos rode across the dried-out river and collected their animals."
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deaths of thousands of unauthorized migrants, who are frequently found dead in the hot Texas sun. Journalist Joseph J. Kolb interviewed local rancher Lupe Dempsey, who described how "on her doorstep was a 25-year-old man named Juan who, thirsty and disoriented, told how he'd become lost after illegally crossing the border and had wandered the desert in 110-degree heat." Kolb added, "His story was not unique to Dempsey and others in this West Texas town, where the 18-foot-high U.S. border fence ends abruptly, giving way to a few strands of barbed wire."
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Of the 486 households, 58.6% had children under 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were not families. About 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65
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did a feature story about Fort Hancock, highlighting the close relationship between families living on the US and Mexican sides of the border. In the introduction, it described how "illegal immigrants risk their lives to cross the border, but not in Fort Hancock, Texas. A casual stroll across the
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is not a continuous wall, but rather a segmented one, at places no more than a fence. This has led many unauthorized migrants to traverse the barrier on the Mexican side in search of a break; breaks are often in remote desert areas like Fort Hancock. This "funnel effect" has contributed to the
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would spill across the border. In one instance, Deputy Sheriff Doyal announced to townspeople: "We just got word that the cartel has threatened to kill children in schools across the border unless parents paid 5000 pesos." The county's sheriff, Arvin West, cautioned farmers to arm themselves.
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In the CDP, the population was distributed as 39.3% under 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.
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A post office was established in 1886, with Albert Warren as postmaster. In 1887, a new railroad depot was built at Fort Hancock, and by 1890, a town had grown up around it and had a population of 200, a general store, a hotel, and a meat market.
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Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
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Officials in Fort Hancock raised the speed limit to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) in 2006 along their portion of Interstate 10, making it the highest speed limit in the country.
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of the CDP was 94.51% White, 0.18% Native American, 4.03% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 90.83% of the population.
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The quiescent community described by CNN in 2006 had changed significantly by 2010 when residents became increasingly concerned that violence associated with the
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Federal troops were sent to Fort Hancock in 1918 to contain Mexican "bandits and outlaws" operating along the border. The bandits were suspected of being
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The median income for a household was $ 17,525, and for a family was $ 18,560. Males had a median income of $ 17,411 versus $ 13,281 for females. The
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In 1995, a 13-year-old Ricardo Soto "trying to get toys for Christmas" fired three rifle shots at a semitrailer traveling along nearby
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and to the northeast by Interstate 10, with access from exits 68, 72, and 78. I-10 leads northwest 52 miles (84 km) to
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years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 3.97.
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By 1914, the population of the town had dropped to 50, though by 1940, it had increased to 500.
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was 45.5 people/sq mi (17.6/km). The 579 housing units averaged 15.4/sq mi (5.9/km). The
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for the CDP was $ 7,037. About 44.6% of families and 46.7% of the population were below the
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The Fort Hancock CDP is in southwestern Hudspeth County, bordered to the southwest by the
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Fort Hancock began as a military establishment named Camp Rice in 1882, along the
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of 2019, 1,213 people, 487 households, and 445 families resided in the CDP. The
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Hancock, Texas
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Unincorporated communities in Hudspeth County, Texas
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Camp Rice had formerly been located at 697:Fort Hancock Independent School District 551: 1524: 782: 260: 236: 202: 181: 173: 144: 110: 75: 54: 38: 788: 786: 509: 322:connects the two communities, and the 270: 248: 219: 194: 186: 165: 157: 149: 132: 120: 66: 7: 1040:. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from 919:Stirling, Larry (October 18, 2006). 1792:Unincorporated communities in Texas 474:and east 67 miles (108 km) to 162:18.9 sq mi (49.0 km) 154:19.2 sq mi (49.7 km) 1568:Municipalities and communities of 699:, and high school students attend 499: 14: 1782:Census-designated places in Texas 170:0.3 sq mi (0.7 km) 1014:Kolb, Joseph J. (July 1, 2013). 763: 421: 310:Fort Hancock is situated on the 68: 56: 40: 971:Burnett, John (April 9, 2010). 695:The community is served by the 554:Fort Hancock racial composition 62:Location of Fort Hancock, Texas 703:. 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Index

Census-designated place
Abandoned buildings along State Highway 20 in Fort Hancock
State Highway 20
Location of Fort Hancock, Texas

31°17′30″N 105°50′40″W / 31.29167°N 105.84444°W / 31.29167; -105.84444
Country
State
Texas
County
Hudspeth
Time zone
UTC-7
Mountain (MST)
DST
UTC-6
ZIP code
Area code
915
FIPS code
GNIS

unincorporated community
census-designated place
Hudspeth County, Texas
Mexico–United States border
Chihuahua
Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge
Fort Hancock Port of Entry
Texas State Highway 20

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