Bailey's Prairie
| Bailey's Prairie | |
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 Location in Texas
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Brazoria County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 9 ′ N , 95 ° 29 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 694 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 35.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 19.9 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 19.5 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 9 m |
| Postal code : | 77515 |
| Area code : | +1 979 |
| FIPS : | 48-05288 |
| GNIS ID : | 1351418 |
Baileys Prairie is a place in Brazoria County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The place is located in southeast Texas between Angleton and West Columbia, is about 25 kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 19.9 km² , of which 0.5 km² is water. The distance to Houston in the north is about 70 kilometers.
history
The place was named after James Britton Bailey , a veteran of the War of 1812, who came to the region with his wife and six children in 1818 and took over 4,500 acres of land with the consent of the then Spanish government in the area. Ownership was later challenged by Stephen F. Austin , but was reassigned on July 7, 1824. More settlers settled around the Bailey plantation. In 1839 the first parish was founded. Even today, most of the land is still owned by a few large ranchers, so there is little space for industry, which is reflected in the population. In 1972 there were 228 people, 410 in 1988 and 634 in 1990. 20% of today's residents are of German, 8% of Irish descent.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census, 694 people in 237 households and 201 families lived here. The population density was 35.7 inhabitants per km ². The racial population is made up of 80.84% White, 14.12% African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.43% Pacific Islander, and 2.02% other ethnic groups. About 1.59% are descended from two or more races, and 10.09% of the population are Spanish or Latin American.
Of the 237 households, 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 77.6% of them were married couples living together. 6.3% were single mothers and 14.8% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were single households and 4.6% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.18.
26.4% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.8% 18 to 24, 24.4% 25 to 44, 33.9% 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 98.8 men.
The median income for a household in the 73,125 US dollars , and the median income for a family 90,648 dollars. Men had a median income of $ 47,083 versus women of $ 29,609. The per capita income was $ 32,267. 4.3% of the population and 1.9% of families are below the poverty line. 2.6% of these were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 4.9% were 65 or older.
See also
Web links
- Articles in the Handbook of Texas (English)