Hemphill, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,106. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,069 (-3.3% change)
Males: 493 (44.6%), Females: 613 (55.4%)
Sabine County
Zip code: 75948
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $25,781
Median house value: $44,600
Population by Race
Races in Hemphill:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.6%)
- Black (16.8%)
- Hispanic (5.6%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (18.5%), English (11.3%), Irish (7.2%), German (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), French (2.2%).
Land area: 2.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hemphill
- High school or higher: 67.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hemphill city
- Never married: 16.0%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 13.2%
3.3% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -81 (-6.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Hemphill:
- SABINE COUNTY HOSPITAL (PO DRAWER W HWY 83 WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hemphill:
- SABINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; MANY, LA)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN AUGUSTINE (about 25 miles; SAN AUGUSTINE, TX)
- CHRISTUS JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; JASPER, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hemphill:
- POLK AAF (about 52 miles; FORT POLK, LA; Abbreviation: POE)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 75 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Abbreviation: SHV)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 81 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Abbreviation: BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hemphill:
- PINELAND MUNI (about 11 miles; PINELAND, TX; Abbreviation: T24)
- SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY (about 26 miles; SAN AUGUSTINE, TX; Abbreviation: 78R)
- HART (about 29 miles; MANY, LA; Abbreviation: 3R4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hemphill:
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 61 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 63 miles; LUFKIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,773)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 72 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 94 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
Schools
Public high school in Hemphill:
- HEMPHILL H S (Students: 288; Location: 1000 MILAM ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hemphill:
- HEMPHILL EL (Students: 360; Location: 1000 MILAM ST; Grades: PK – 04)
- HEMPHILL MIDDLE (Students: 313; Location: 1000 MILAM ST; Grades: 05 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Hemphill:
- J.R. HUFFMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $179,305; Location: RT 5 BOX 2140; 14,021 books; 934 audio materials; 1,001 video materials; 31 serial subscriptions)