Somerville, Texas

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Somerville, Texas | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Downtown Somerville Wiki (1 of 1).jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Downtown Somerville | image_map = Burleson County Somerville.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Somerville, Texas  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Texas | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Burleson  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 7.75 | area_land_km2 = 7.71 | area_water_km2 = 0.04 | area_total_sq_mi = 2.99 | area_land_sq_mi = 2.98 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.02  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1312 | population_density_km2 = 190.13 | population_density_sq_mi = 492.44  | timezone = Central (CST) | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 249 | coordinates = {{coord|30|20|45|N|96|31|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = ZIP codes | postal_code = 77839, 77879 | area_code = 979 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 48-68720<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2411928<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411928}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://somervilletx.gov/}} | footnotes = }} '''Somerville''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ʌ|m|ər|v|ɪ|l}} {{respell|SUM|ər-vil}}) is a city in Burleson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,312 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4868720| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201035/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4868720| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Somerville city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref> Somerville is named for Albert Somerville the first president of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.

==Geography== Somerville is located near the southern border of Burleson County and is bordered to the west by Somerville Lake, a reservoir on Yegua Creek, part of the Brazos River basin.

Texas State Highway 36 passes through the city, leading northwest {{convert|17|mi}} to Caldwell, the county seat, and southeast {{convert|15|mi}} to Brenham.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Somerville has a total area of {{convert|7.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.60%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

=== Climate === Somerville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with hot summers and mild winters. The all-time record high temperature is 114 °F (46 °C), recorded on September 5, 2000, and the all-time record low temperature is -1 °F (-18 °C), recorded on January 31, 1949. The average date of first frost is November 15th, and the average date of last frost is March 14th. Somerville averages 35 nights at or below freezing annually.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Climate |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=hgx |access-date=2026-03-16 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=akrherz@iastate.edu |first=daryl herzmann |title=132. Top 10 Precip/Temperature Values by Month/Season |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/auto/?q=132 |access-date=2026-03-16 |website=mesonet.agron.iastate.edu |language=en}}</ref> Somerville falls into the USDA Plant Hardiness zone 8b.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map {{!}} USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov}}</ref> {{Weather box | single line = Y | location = Somerville Dam (normals 1991–2020, extremes 1908–1951, 1963–present) | source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00418446&location=TX |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2026-03-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=hgx |title=NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2026-03-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/auto/?q=132 |title=Automated Data Plotter - Iowa Environmental Mesonet |publisher=IEM |access-date=2026-03-16 }}</ref> | Jan record high F = 89 | Feb record high F = 96 | Mar record high F = 96 | Apr record high F = 98 | May record high F = 110 | Jun record high F = 109 | Jul record high F = 111 | Aug record high F = 109 | Sep record high F = 114 | Oct record high F = 100 | Nov record high F = 94 | Dec record high F = 89 | Jan avg record high F = 77.9 | Feb avg record high F = 81.4 | Mar avg record high F = 86.1 | Apr avg record high F = 89.7 | May avg record high F = 95.3 | Jun avg record high F = 99.6 | Jul avg record high F = 101.9 | Aug avg record high F = 103.7 | Sep avg record high F = 99.9 | Oct avg record high F = 94.0 | Nov avg record high F = 86.3 | Dec avg record high F = 80.5 | year avg record high F = 105.0 | Jan precipitation inch = 3.17 | precipitation color = green | Feb precipitation inch = 2.92 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.22 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.33 | May precipitation inch = 4.73 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.94 | Jul precipitation inch = 1.88 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.81 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.41 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.34 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.55 | Dec precipitation inch = 3.65 | Jan snow inch = 0.0 | Feb snow inch = 0.0 | Mar snow inch = 0.0 | Apr snow inch = 0.0 | May snow inch = 0.0 | Jun snow inch = 0.0 | Jul snow inch = 0.0 | Aug snow inch = 0.0 | Sep snow inch = 0.0 | Oct snow inch = 0.0 | Nov snow inch = 0.0 | Dec snow inch = 0.0 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 0.0 | Feb snow days = 0.0 | Mar snow days = 0.0 | Apr snow days = 0.0 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.0 | Nov snow days = 0.0 | Dec snow days = 0.0 | Jan precipitation days = 5.0 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 in | Feb precipitation days = 4.4 | Mar precipitation days = 4.7 | Apr precipitation days = 4.2 | May precipitation days = 5.8 | Jun precipitation days = 5.2 | Jul precipitation days = 3.8 | Aug precipitation days = 4.0 | Sep precipitation days = 4.2 | Oct precipitation days = 4.8 | Nov precipitation days = 5.3 | Dec precipitation days = 5.3 | Jan high F = 62.4 | Feb high F = 65.9 | Mar high F = 72.8 | Apr high F = 79.8 | May high F = 86.9 | Jun high F = 93.3 | Jul high F = 96.6 | Aug high F = 97.8 | Sep high F = 92.1 | Oct high F = 83.4 | Nov high F = 72.3 | Dec high F = 64.4 | Jan mean F = 48.6 | Feb mean F = 52.4 | Mar mean F = 59.2 | Apr mean F = 66.3 | May mean F = 74.2 | Jun mean F = 80.7 | Jul mean F = 83.5 | Aug mean F = 83.9 | Sep mean F = 78.1 | Oct mean F = 68.2 | Nov mean F = 58.3 | Dec mean F = 50.6 | Jan low F = 34.7 | Feb low F = 38.9 | Mar low F = 45.6 | Apr low F = 52.7 | May low F = 61.5 | Jun low F = 68.2 | Jul low F = 70.4 | Aug low F = 70.0 | Sep low F = 64.1 | Oct low F = 53.1 | Nov low F = 44.2 | Dec low F = 36.8 | Jul avg record low F = 65.7 | Aug avg record low F = 64.9 | Jun avg record low F = 61.2 | Sep avg record low F = 53.0 | May avg record low F = 48.1 | Oct avg record low F = 38.7 | Apr avg record low F = 37.5 | Nov avg record low F = 28.2 | Mar avg record low F = 28.9 | Feb avg record low F = 25.2 | Dec avg record low F = 23.6 | Jan avg record low F = 19.6 | year avg record low F = 17.8 | Jan record low F = -1 | Feb record low F = 7 | Mar record low F = 16 | Apr record low F = 27 | May record low F = 31 | Jun record low F = 52 | Jul record low F = 55 | Aug record low F = 55 | Sep record low F = 39 | Oct record low F = 24 | Nov record low F = 15 | Dec record low F = 3 | collapsed = Y }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |1920= 1879 |1930= 2287 |1940= 1621 |1950= 1425 |1960= 1177 |1970= 1250 |1980= 1814 |1990= 1542 |2000= 1704 |2010= 1376 |2020= 1312 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> }}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, Somerville had a population of 1,312, 504 households, and 284 families, and the median age was 39.6 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.3 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A68720&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 13, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A68720&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=February 13, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

Of the 504 households in Somerville, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.9% were married-couple households, 21.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 614 housing units, of which 17.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A68720&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 13, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 587 || 44.7% |- | Black or African American || 308 || 23.5% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 12 || 0.9% |- | Asian || 4 || 0.3% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 126 || 9.6% |- | Two or more races || 275 || 21.0% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 439 || 33.5% |}

===2000 census===

As of the 2000 census<ref name="GR2" />, there were 1,704 people, 639 households, and 430 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|571.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 768 housing units at an average density of {{convert|257.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 54.17% White, 30.52% African American, 1.06% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 11.80% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.48% of the population.

There were 639 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,208, and the median income for a family was $34,844. Males had a median income of $25,679 versus $17,379 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,995. About 18.3% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== Somerville is served by the Somerville Independent School District.

==References==

==External links== {{Commons category|Somerville, Texas}} {{Portal|Texas}} * [http://somervilletx.gov/ City of Somerville official website]

Category:Cities in Burleson County, Texas Category:Cities in Texas Category:Bryan–College Station