Bee County

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The Bee County Courthouse in Beeville, listed in the NRHP with the number 01000105 [1]
The Bee County Courthouse in Beeville, listed on the NRHP with number 01000105
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Beeville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Bee County Courthouse
105 W. Corpus Christi,
Beeville, TX 78102-5635
Foundation : December 8, 1857
Made up from: San Patricio County
Goliad County
Refugio County
Live Oak County
Karnes County
Area code : 001 361
Demographics
Residents : 31,861  (2010)
Population density : 14 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2280 km²
Water surface : 0 km²
map
Map of Bee County within Texas
Website : www.co.bee.tx.us

The Bee County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Beeville .

geography

The county is located in southeast Texas, about 80 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of ​​2,280 square kilometers with no significant water surface. The county is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Karnes County , Goliad County , Refugio County , San Patricio County, and Live Oak County .

history

Bee County was formed on December 8, 1857 from parts of San Patricio County, Goliad County, Refugio County, Live Oak County, and Karnes County. It was named after Bernard Elliott Bee, Sr. (1787-1853), a Secretary of War and Ambassador to the United States for the Republic of Texas . He was against America's annexation of Texas.

In the year it was founded, the county also got its first postal office. The first county seat was Beeville, which was moved to Maryville in 1860 . In 1858 the first public schools were opened. The main industry was livestock and farmland was of secondary importance. In 1870 the first farmers started breeding sheep and in 1880 there were already over 61,000 sheep and they became the most important export good for the next 20 years. 1880 was also the beginning of the cultivation of agricultural land. In 1870 there were only 25 farms, in 1890 there were already 264 and in 1900 there were 628 farms. Mainly cereals, flax, peanuts, fruits, vegetables and onions were grown.

The railroad ensured that the farms continued to grow, as they could now bring their income to the next larger cities more easily and quickly. They also ensured the influx of new settlers. In 1886 the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway built a line from San Antonio to Pettus and Beeville, and in 1888 the Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railway built a line from Victoria to Beeville. Between 1870 and 1890, the population had almost quadrupled. In 1910 there were 1,381 settlers of Mexican and 188 settlers of German descent.

The first oil discoveries were made in 1929, and from 1930 chickens, turkeys and geese were also bred. Horse breeding also gained in importance. In 1954 the US Navy opened a military base in the county, which, in addition to new problems, also meant a further upswing.

The Praeger Building is one of 13 entries for the county in the NRHP.

13 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of October 1, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 910 -
1870 1082 18.9%
1880 2298 112.4%
1890 3720 61.9%
1900 7720 107.5%
1910 12,090 56.6%
1920 12,137 0.4%
1930 15,721 29.5%
1940 16,481 4.8%
1950 18,174 10.3%
1960 23,755 30.7%
1970 22,737 -4.3%
1980 26,030 14.5%
1990 25,135 -3.4%
2000 32,359 28.7%
2010 31,861 -1.5%
For all years
Bee County's age pyramid (as of 2010)

As of the 2000 census , Bee County had 32,359 people in 9,061 households and 6,578 families. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 67.85 percent white, 9.90 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 19.15 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.13 percent were descended from two or more races. 53.93 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 9,061 households, 37.8 percent had children or adolescents living with them. 52.9 percent were married couples living together, 14.8 percent were single mothers and 27.4 percent were non-families. 23.7 percent were single households and 9.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.25 people.

23.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 13.3 percent between 18 and 24, 35.4 percent between 25 and 44, 17.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 148.4 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 164.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 28,392 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,967. Males had a median income of $ 26,473 versus $ 20,666 for females. The per capita income was $ 10,625. 19.7 percent of families and 24.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Protected areas and parks

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ Bee 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 from April 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uscounties.org
  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 , p. 20 .
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
  7. ^ Bee County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 28 ° 25 ′  N , 97 ° 44 ′  W