Bowie, Texas

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Bowie has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.^[13] Record extremes there have ranged from 115 Â°F (46.1 Â°C) in June 1980 to −11 Â°F (−23.9 Â°C) in December 1989, although an unofficial record low of −12 Â°F (−24.4 Â°C) occurred in February 1899.^[14]

Roads

• U.S. Route 81
• U.S. Route 287
• Texas State Highway 59

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Bowie had a population of 5,448. The median age was 38.5 years; 25.9% of residents were under 18 and 20.2% of residents were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males, and for every 100 females 18 and over, there were 85.3 males 18 and over.^[20]

About 98.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.7% lived in rural areas.^[21]

Of the 2,127 households in Bowie, 33.1% had children under 18 living in them, 44.8% were married-couple households, 17.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older.^[20]

Of the 2,506 housing units, 15.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 63.3% were owner-occupied and 36.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.2%.^[20]

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, 5,218 people and 2,090 households, with 2,489 housing units, were living in the town. The population density was 945.6 people per square mile. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.99. The racial makeup of the town was 91.9% White, 0.2% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.7% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.6% of the population. The median income for a household in the town was $33,846. The per capita income for the town was $19,063.^[12]

Accidents and incidents

• 15 August 2014: A Cessna 414, registration number N127BC, was on approach to land when it suddenly went into a spin and hit the ground in a nose-down attitude. The aircraft was consumed in an immediate postimpact fire and the pilot and single passenger were killed. An autopsy of the pilot revealed acute, premortem, nonocclusive thrombosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery, and the medical examiner concluded, "[the pilot] died primarily to hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and that his multiple blunt force injuries likely contributed to his death." The accident was attributed to "The pilot's incapacitation in flight as the result of an acute cardiac event, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain."^[27]