Atascosa County

Atascosa County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 97001598
administration
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Jourdanton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Atascosa County Courthouse Circle Drive Jourdanton, TX 78026-2797
Foundation :	4th August 1856
Made up from:	Bexar County
Area code :	001 830
Demographics
Residents :	44,911  (2010)
Population density :	14.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3200 km²
Water surface :	9 km²
map
Website : www.co.atascosa.tx.us

The Atascosa County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Jourdanton .

geography

The county is located in southeast Texas and has an area of ​​3,200 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Bexar County , Wilson County , Karnes County , Live Oak County , McMullen County , La Salle County , Frio County, and Medina Counties .

history

Atascosa County was formed from parts of Bexar County on January 25, 1856, with Navatasco as the first county seat. The administrative organization was terminated on August 4th of the same year. The county was named after the Atascosa River , whose name goes back to the Spanish term for "swampy".

The Frederick and Sallie Lyons House is one of three entries for the county in the NRHP.

Three structures and sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of September 19, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	1578		-
1870	2915		84.7%
1880	4217		44.7%
1890	6459		53.2%
1900	7143		10.6%
1910	10,004		40.1%
1920	12,702		27%
1930	15,654		23.2%
1940	19,275		23.1%
1950	20,048		4%
1960	18,828		-6.1%
1970	18,696		-0.7%
1980	25,055		34%
1990	30,533		21.9%
2000	38,628		26.5%
2010	44,911		16.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 Age pyramid of Atascosa County (as of 2000)

Replica of the first Atascosa County Courthouse

First United Methodist Church in Charlotte

As of the 2000 census , Atascosa County had 38,628 people in 12,816 households and 10,022 families. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 73.23 percent white, 0.60 percent African American, 0.80 percent Native American, 0.31 percent Asian, 0.06 percent from the Pacific island area and 21.53 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.47 percent were descended from two or more races. 58.56 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 12,816 households, 41.7 percent had children or young people living with them. 60.3 percent were married couples living together, 13.0 percent were single mothers and 21.8 percent were non-families. 18.9 percent were single households and 8.7 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.41 people.

31.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.9 percent between 18 and 24, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 21.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 33,081 , and the median income for a family is $ 37,705. Males had a median income of $ 27,702 versus $ 18,810 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,276. 16.1 percent of families and 20.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

• Campbellton
• Charlotte
• Christine
• Coughran
• Dobrowolski
• Fashing
• Jourdanton
• Lytle
• McCoy
• Peggy
• Pleasanton
• Poteet
• Rossville
• Somerset
• Verdi

Protected areas and parks

• Atascosa City Park
• Atascosa Cowboy Recreation Center
• Atascosa River Park
• City Park
• Lyons Park
• Ryan Park

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Atascosa County

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
2. ↑ Atascosa County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
3. ↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original dated April 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012 
4. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , pp. 11f.
5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 19, 2018.
6. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
8. ↑ Extract from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 26, 2011
9. ↑ Excerpt from Census.gov , accessed on September 18, 2012
10. ^ Atascosa County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Atascosa County, Texas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Atascosa County in Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
• "Atascosa County Profile" of the Texas Association of Counties (Eng.)

Coordinates: 28 ° 53 ′  N , 98 ° 32 ′  W