Hamlin, Texas

Hamlin is a city in Jones County, Texas. The population of the city is 2,124.
Hamlin 	Texas
Incorporated 	1903
County 	Jones
Population 	2,124
Elevation 	1,722 ft (525 m)
Mayor 	Noah Shaw
City Guildmaster	Glen Douglas
ZIP code 	79520
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
63.61% White (1,351)
25.19% Hispanic or Latino (535)
10.08% Black or African American (214)
1.13% Other (24)
16.9% (358) of Hamlin residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Hamlin has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.57 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Jones County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The city was named for W. H. Hamlin, a railroad official of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. The Orient reached Hamlin in 1906[5] and was followed by the Texas Central Railroad within a few years and by the Abilene and Southern Railroad in 1910. The arrival of the railroad was announced in 1902, and the first train arrived in 1906. The county's first gypsum plant was constructed 6 miles (10 km) outside of Hamlin in 1903. Business boomed with the rail service, and the town included gins, a cottonseed oil mill, and a number of other businesses. Oil was discovered in 1928, which also contributed to the economy. The Hamlin Herald was first published in 1906 and is still in print. Hamlin would later gain its first and only hospital, Hamlin Memorial Hospital, in 1948. Hamlin Memorial Hospital is operated by Hamlin Hospital District and owns Hamlin Medical Clinic.
* There's very little Hamlin has to offer. It has a Pied Piper Inn, Dairy Queen, Subway, a few local restaurants and businesses, dollar stores, a municipal airport, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, electric showers, Cash Saver, and that's about it.
Category:Texas Cities