Columbus (Texas)

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Columbus
Colorado County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with No. 76002015 [1]
Colorado County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 76002015
Location of Columbus in Texas
Location of Columbus in Colorado County (left) and Texas (right)
Basic data
Foundation : 1821
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Colorado County
Coordinates : 29 ° 42 ′  N , 96 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 29 ° 42 ′  N , 96 ° 33 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,916 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 536.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 7.3 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 7.3 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 62 m
Postal code : 78934
Area code : +1 979
FIPS : 48-16168
GNIS ID : 1333156
Website : www.columbustexas.net
Mayor : Roy Richard Heffley

Columbus is the county capital and seat of the county seat of Colorado County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is almost centrally located in the county in southeast Texas, is about 90 km to the south from the Gulf of Mexico , about 100 km to the east from Houston and has a total area of ​​7.3 km² without any significant water surface. The Colorado River forms a natural city boundary to the north and east .

history

Members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred came to this area in 1821 and settled here. In 1823 a small settlement called Beeson's Ferry or Beeson's Ford had formed, named after Benjamin Beeson, one of the first settlers and operator of the ferry across the Colorado River. In 1835 the place was renamed Columbus.

At the time of the Texas Revolution (1835–1836), around 25 families lived here, including William D. Lacey , one of the signatories of the Texas Declaration of Independence. In 1836 Columbus became the seat of the county government.

Demographics

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 1959 -
1930 2054 -
1940 2422 17.9%
1950 2878 18.8%
1960 3656 27%
1970 3342 -8.6%
1980 3923 17.4%
1990 3367 -14.2%
2000 3916 16.3%
1880-2000,

According to the 2000 census, 3916 people in 1497 households and 946 families lived here. The population density was 536.2 inhabitants per km². The racial the population was composed of 66.55% White, 19.94% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.03% Pacific islander, and 10.52% other ethnic groups. About 2.27% were mixed race and 17.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,497 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.8% of these were married couples living together. 14.0% were single mothers and 36.8% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were single households and there were people living in 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.04.

23.4% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2% 18 to 24, 24.2% 25 to 44, 19.6% 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older were. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 84.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 29,175 USD , and the median income for a family 40,197 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,104 versus $ 19,077 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,822. 20.5% of the population and 15.5% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 32.7% were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 16.1% were 65 or older.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

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