▁men ▁died ▁instantly . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Sp ur ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁southern ▁Dick ens ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 3 . 4 7 7 6 5 0 , ▁- 1 0 0 . 8 5 7 0 1 8 ). ▁Texas ▁Highway ▁ 7 0 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁city , ▁leading ▁north ▁ ▁to ▁Dick ens , ▁the ▁county ▁seat , ▁and ▁sout heast ▁ ▁to ▁Jay ton . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ▁system , ▁Sp ur ▁has ▁a ▁sem iar id ▁climate , ▁B Sk ▁on ▁climate ▁maps . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁▁ 1 , 0 8 8 ▁people , ▁ 4 7 2 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 2 8 8 ▁families ▁res ided ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 6 7 3 . 4 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 5 9 . 3 / km ²). ▁The ▁ 6 4 1 ▁housing ▁units ▁aver aged ▁ 3 9 6 . 7 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 5 2 . 8 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 7 2 . 5 2 % ▁White , ▁ 3 . 4 0 % ▁African ▁American , ▁ 0 . 8 3 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 0 . 1 8 % ▁Asian , ▁