Cactus, Texas

Cactus is a city in Moore County, Texas, United States, along U.S. Route 287. The population was 3,179 at the 2010 census."Cactus Texas", a song by Waylon Jennings, is a sketch of Cactus from years past.GeographyCactus is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0sqmi, all of it land. Cactus is located 54 miles north of Amarillo, and 13 miles north of Dumas, Texas.Demographics2010 CensusAs of the census of 2010, 3,179 people, 801 households, and 650 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,558.1 people per square mile (601.7/km²). The 908 housing units averaged 445.0 per square mile (171.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 48.22% White, 1.01% African American, 2.8% Native American, 19.35% Asian, 24.41% from other races, and 3.84% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 74.08% of the population. 67.9% of the city identified themselves as being of Mexican origin and 16.4% identified themselves as being of Burmese origin.Of the 801 households, 54.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were not families. About 9.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.97 and the average family size was 4.26.