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Stanton is a city in and the county seat of Martin County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,492 at the 2010 census.HistoryIn 1887, New York native John Scharbauer established a cattle ranch in what later became known as Stanton.GeographyStanton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8sqmi, of which, 1.8sqmi of it is land and 0.56% is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,556 people, 854 households, and 651 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,458.1 people per square mile (563.9/km²). There were 1,002 housing units at an average density of 571.6 per square mile (221.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.98% White, 2.86% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 19.56% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.90% of the population.There were 854 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.44.