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![]() Wheeler County Statistics |
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POPULATION – WHEELER COUNTY |
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Actual |
Projected |
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1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
2030 |
2040 |
2050 |
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Wheeler County (Total) |
5879 |
5919 |
5959 |
5974 |
6021 |
6032 |
6043 |
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Shamrock |
2286 |
2312 |
2338 |
2356 |
2389 |
2399 |
2409 |
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City of Wheeler |
1393 |
1447 |
1462 |
1472 |
1492 |
1497 |
1502 |
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County-Other |
2200 |
2160 |
2159 |
2146 |
2140 |
2136 |
2132 |
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Region – Total |
323,766 |
357,091 |
391,483 |
425,410 |
451,007 |
481,868 |
515,359 |
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Actual – 1990 Census |
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Projected – Texas Water Development Board |
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| Water Use by User Types – WHEELER COUNTY | |||
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1996 – ALL USEAGE IN ACRE-FEET |
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SURFACE WATER |
GROUND WATER |
TOTAL WATER USED-1996 |
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Municipal (total) |
865 |
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Shamrock |
315 |
315 |
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Wheeler |
287 |
287 |
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Muni – Other |
263 |
263 |
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Manufacturing |
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Power Generation |
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Mining |
113 |
113 |
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Irrigation |
2,956 |
2,956 |
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Livestock |
2,336 |
260 |
2,596 |
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Total |
2,336 |
4,194 |
6,530 |
| Source – Texas Water Development Board | One acre-foot = 325,851 gallons | ||
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