Petersburg, Texas

Petersburg is a city in Hale County, Texas, United States.HistoryPetersburg was founded in 1891 as a post office in southeast Hale County. It was named for Zack Peters and his wife, Margaret, who was the first postmistress. In 1902, Ed M. White established a store at the site of the present community and moved the post office five miles southwest into Hale County. Although the town site was platted in 1909, its population remained below 100 until the Fort Worth and Denver Railway was built through town in 1928. Wheat and milo were the main crops in the area until cotton was first planted in 1905. The town was incorporated with a population of 200 in 1927. Petersburg grew as a farming and rail shipment center and by 1949, it had twenty-two businesses and 500 people. By 1980 the population had grown to 1,633; businesses included the Wylie Manufacturing Company, the Hughes Trucking Company, and a weekly newspaper, the Post. The population dropped to 1,262 according to the 2000 census.GeographyPetersburg is located on the high plains of the Llano Estacado at (33.8695249 -101.5973877).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,262 people, 428 households, and 342 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,574.8 people per square mile (609.1/km²). There were 498 housing units at an average density of 621.4/sq mi (240.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.89% White, 2.14% African American, 1.66% Native American, 32.09% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 61.09% of the population.