Gordon, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 451. Estimated population in July 2024: 465 (+3.1% change)
Males: 200 (44.3%), Females: 251 (55.7%)

Palo Pinto County

Zip code: 76453

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $33,056
Median house value: $38,300

Population by Race

Races in Gordon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
  • Hispanic (5.1%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (28.8%), Irish (10.6%), English (7.8%), German (4.0%), Polish (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Elevation: 988 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gordon

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gordon city

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 59.9%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 12.6%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

2.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -14 (-3.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gordon:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gordon:

  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 67 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: NFW)
  • FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 73 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: FTW)
  • FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 79 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: AFW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gordon:

  • RANGER MUNI (about 22 miles; RANGER, TX; Abbreviation: F23)
  • POSSUM KINGDOM (about 27 miles; GRAFORD, TX; Abbreviation: F35)
  • MINERAL WELLS (about 27 miles; MINERAL WELLS, TX; Abbreviation: MWL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gordon:

  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 76 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)
  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,403)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 86 miles; ARLINGTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,467)
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)

Public primary/middle school in Gordon:

  • GORDON SCHOOL (Students: 186; Location: 112-116 RUSK STS; Grades: KG – 12)