Anthony, Texas

Anthony is an incorporated town in El Paso County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Anthony had a population of 3,671. It is the first town encountered in Texas when traveling southbound from New Mexico.

Anthony was laid out c. 1881, when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was extended to that point.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.5 square miles (17 km²), of which 6.5 square miles (17 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.31%) is water.

Anthony, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, borders Anthony, Texas, to the north. They are often considered twin cities, though Anthony, New Mexico, was not incorporated as a city until July 1, 2010.

Anthony has a desert climate, with a high degree of diurnal temperature variation due to the relatively high elevation and aridity.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,671 people, 1,412 households, and 1,090 families residing in the town.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,850 people, 684 households, and 577 families residing in the town. The population density was 592.5 inhabitants per square mile (228.8/km²). There were 722 housing units at an average density of 111.1 per square mile (42.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 11.79% White, 3.87% African American, 1.32% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 82.78% of the population.

There were 684 households, out of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47 and the average family size was 3.84.