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)