Fabens, Texas
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Fabens is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,257 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Codes encompassing the CDP area are 79836 and 79838.<ref>Zip Codes for Fabens, El Paso County, Texas. Retrieved 2013-12-27.</ref>
Fabens is the birthplace of jockey Bill Shoemaker.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 0.52%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Fabens is approximately Template:Convert southeast of El Paso along the Rio Grande and Interstate Highway 10. Most visitors only stop for short periods of time to eat at one of the several restaurants or stay overnight in the hotel.
History
The city name of Fabens comes from attorney George Wilson Fabens, who worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad. He was the assistant land commissioner for the Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana.Template:Citation needed As the railroad was being built, new towns were named after railroad officers.
Film location
In April 1972, Fabens served as a location for the filming of the Sam Peckinpah film The Getaway.Template:Citation needed
2005 border incident
On February 17, 2005, Fabens was the nearest location to a border incident that made national headlines, when Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean were convicted and sentenced to prison terms of eleven and ten years, respectively, for shooting Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila, an undocumented immigrant and alleged drug smuggler who was unarmed when he was shot. Aldrete-Davila was given immunity for his testimony and sued the Border Patrol for $5 million for violation of his civil rights.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ramos and Compean had their sentences commuted by President George W. Bush during his last full day in office on January 19, 2009, although they did not receive a pardon for their convictions. They were released from prison on March 20, 2009, and in December 2020 President Donald Trump pardoned them for their crimes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
Fabens first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census;<ref name=1960CensusTX/> and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.<ref name=1980CensusTX/>
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 267 | 240 | 149 | 3.32% | 2.91% | 1.99% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0.19% | 0.07% | 0.08% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.11% | 0.05% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.01% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0.21% | 0.07% | 0.23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7,734 | 7,993 | 7,315 | 96.16% | 96.80% | 97.56% |
| Total | 8,043 | 8,257 | 7,498 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,498 people, 1,511 households, and 1,045 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 8,043 people, 2,147 households, and 1,874 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,279 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP is 74.01% White, 0.57% African American, 0.80% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 21.73% from other races, and 2.86% from two or more races. 96.16% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="census2000pdf1">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp
There were 2,147 households, out of which 55.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.7% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 4.07.<ref name="census2000pdf1" />Template:Rp
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="census2000pdf1" />Template:Rp The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.<ref name="census2000pdf1" />Template:Rp
The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,486, and the median income for a family was $20,451. Males had a median income of $17,432 versus $16,354 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,647. About 41.2% of families and 43.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.4% of those under age 18 and 40.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census2000pdf2">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp
Education
- Fabens is served by the Fabens Independent School District.
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