Castroville, Texas

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Castroville
Seal of Castroville
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Location in Texas
Medina County Castroville.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1844
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Medina County
Coordinates : 29 ° 21 ′  N , 98 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 29 ° 21 ′  N , 98 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,664 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 403.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.6 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 6.6 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 231 m
Postcodes : 78009, 78056
Area code : +1 830
FIPS : 48-13312
GNIS ID : 1353948
Website : www.castrovilletx.us
Mayor : Bob Lee

Castroville , nicknamed The Little Alsace of Texas , is a city in Medina County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located in south-central Texas, on the eastern border of Medina County, and has a total area of ​​6.6 km², of which 0.4 km² is water.

history

Castroville was founded in 1844 by Henri Castro , one of the most important men in the Republic of Texas at the time. Castro brought dozens of European families from Alsace and Baden to Texas, who settled his land up to the Medina River , about 30 kilometers west of San Antonio . The city was, until the replacement by Hondo , also the seat of the county seat .

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census, 2,664 people lived here in 941 households and 719 families. The population density was 403.4 inhabitants per km². The racial the population was composed of 81.53% White, 0.11% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 13.78% other ethnic groups. About 3.42% were mixed race and 36.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 941 households, 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.5% of these were married couples living together. 10.4% were single mothers and 23.5% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were single households and there were people living in 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.17.

28.0% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.9% 18 to 24, 27.7% 25 to 44, 21.7% 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 88.3 men.

The median income for a household in the 42,308 US dollars , and the median income for a family 51,007 dollars. Males had a median income of $ 35,625 versus $ 27,228 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,615. 9.1% of the population and 5.4% of families are below the poverty line. 11.9% of them were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 5.9% were 65 or older.

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

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