Hallettsville
| Hallettsville | |
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 Lavaca County Courthouse |
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| Location of Hallettsville, Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1836 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Lavaca County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 27 ′ N , 96 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,345 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 404.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.8 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.8 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 71 m |
| Postal code : | 77964 |
| Area code : | +1 361 |
| FIPS : | 48-31868 |
| GNIS ID : | 1337258 |
Hallettsville is the district capital and county seat of Lavaca County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located at the junction of US Highway 77 and US Highway 90A , 150 km east of Austin just north of the county center in southeastern Texas, is 130 km in the southeast from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 5.8 km² without any significant body of water.
history
The place was named after John Hallett, one of the first settlers, who settled here in 1831 and donated the land for the place in 1836.
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 1011 | - | |
| 1900 | 1457 | 44.1% | |
| 1910 | 1379 | -5.4% | |
| 1920 | 1444 | 4.7% | |
| 1930 | 1406 | -2.6% | |
| 1940 | 1581 | 12.4% | |
| 1950 | 2000 | 26.5% | |
| 1960 | 2808 | 40.4% | |
| 1970 | 2712 | -3.4% | |
| 1980 | 2865 | 5.6% | |
| 1990 | 2718 | -5.1% | |
| 2000 | 2345 | -13.7% | |
| 1890-2000, | |||
According to the 2000 census, 2345 people in 1019 households lived here. The population density was 406.0 inhabitants per km². The racial the population was composed of 77.10% White, 16.46% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 4.48% other ethnic groups. About 1.62% were mixed race and 11.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,019 households, 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 44.0% of these were married couples living together. 14.6% were single mothers and 38.4% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were single households and there were people living in 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.00.
25.2% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5% 18 to 24, 23.4% 25 to 44, 22.4% 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 78.3 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 25,089 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,080. Males had a median income of $ 31,250 versus females of $ 20,365. The per capita income was $ 14,811. 17.4% of the population and 16.4% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 21.0% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 14.5% were 65 or older.
Sons and Daughters of Hallettsville
- Charles Victor Grahmann (1931–2018), American clergyman, Bishop of Dallas
- Logan Ondrusek (born 1985), American major league baseball player
See also
- List of cities in Texas
- List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Lavaca County
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , engl.
- Statistics on Hallettsville (Texas) , engl.