Goliad
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![Goliad County Courthouse in the Goliad County Courthouse Historic District, listed in the NRHP with No. 76002034 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Goliad_courthouse.jpg) Goliad County Courthouse, located in the Goliad County Courthouse Historic District , listed on the NRHP with number 76002034 |
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| Location of Goliad in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1749 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Goliad County |
| Coordinates : | 28 ° 40 ′ N , 97 ° 24 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,975 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 493.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 50 m |
| Postal code : | 77963 |
| Area code : | +1 361 |
| FIPS : | 48-30080 |
| GNIS ID : | 1358133 |
| Website : | www.goliad.org |
Goliad is the district capital and county seat of Goliad County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
history
The place is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in Texas, then the viceroyalty of New Spain , founded by José de Escandón , founder and first governor of the colony Nuevo Santander . The place was renamed Goliad in honor of Miguel Hidalgo (as an anagram with a voiceless H ), a Mexican priest and revolutionary.
geography
The city is located near the center of the county in southeast Texas, is about 90 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 4.0 km² without any significant water surface.
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1850 | 648 | - | |
| 1860 | 1212 | 87% | |
| 1900 | 1261 | - | |
| 1920 | 2500 | - | |
| 1930 | 1424 | -43% | |
| 1940 | 1446 | 1.5% | |
| 1950 | 1580 | 9.3% | |
| 1960 | 1750 | 10.8% | |
| 1970 | 1709 | -2.3% | |
| 1980 | 1990 | 16.4% | |
| 1990 | 1946 | -2.2% | |
| 2000 | 1975 | 1.5% | |
| 1850-2000, | |||
According to the 2000 census, 1,975 people lived here in 749 households and 518 families. The population density was 498.4 inhabitants per km². The racial the population was composed of 75.44% White, 6.08% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 14.99% other ethnic groups. About 2.53% were mixed race and 49.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 749 households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.7% of these were married couples living together. 12.8% were single mothers and 30.8% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were single households and there were people living in 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.
26.3% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.2% 18 to 24, 24.4% 25 to 44, 21.3% 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 84.1 men.
The median income for a household in the 26,200 USD , and the median income for a family 33,438 USD. Males had a median income of $ 28,889 versus $ 20,167 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,997. 23.1% of the population and 19.7% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 31.5% were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 17.6% were 65 or older.
See also
- List of cities in Texas
- List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Goliad County
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012