Giddings (Texas)
| Giddings | |
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 Lee County Courthouse |
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| Location of Giddings in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1871 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Lee County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 11 ′ N , 96 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,105 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 383.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 13.4 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.3 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 154 m |
| Postal code : | 78942 |
| Area code : | +1 979 |
| FIPS : | 48-29432 |
| GNIS ID : | 1336515 |
| Website : | www.giddings.net |
| Mayor : | Hector A. Forestier |
Giddings is the county capital and seat of the county seat of Lee County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located in the south of the county on US Highway 290 and US Highway 77 , about 80 km east of Austin and 165 km west of Houston in southeastern Texas and has a total area of 13.4 km², of which 0.1 km² is water is.
history
The place was founded in 1871 when the Houston and Texas Central Railway laid their tracks here. The place was named either after Jabez Deming Giddings , a major shareholder of the railway, or after Dewitt C. Giddings .
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 624 | - | |
| 1920 | 1650 | - | |
| 1930 | 1835 | 11.2% | |
| 1940 | 2166 | 18% | |
| 1950 | 2532 | 16.9% | |
| 1960 | 2821 | 11.4% | |
| 1970 | 2783 | -1.3% | |
| 1980 | 3950 | 41.9% | |
| 1990 | 4093 | 3.6% | |
| 2000 | 5105 | 24.7% | |
| 1880-2000, | |||
According to the 2000 census, 5,105 people lived here in 1,639 households and 1,125 families. The population density was 382.7 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 65.99% White, 13.26% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 16.47% other ethnic groups. About 3.19% were mixed race and 34.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,639 households, 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.8% of these were married couples living together. 11.4% were single mothers and 31.3% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were single households and there were people living in 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.39 people.
31.3% of the population were under 18 years old, 13.5% 18 to 24, 24.7% 25 to 44, 15.7% 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 108.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 98.7 men.
The median income for a household in the 31,046 USD , and the median income for a family 37,115 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,370 versus $ 21,706 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,768. 15.3% of the population and 13.8% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 20.5% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.0% were 65 or older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Larry Wade (* 1974), track and field athlete
See also
- Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt
- List of cities in Texas
- List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, Texas
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012