Kingsville, Texas
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 Kingsville City Hall |
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| Location of Kingsville, Texas | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1904 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Kleberg County | ||
| Coordinates : | 27 ° 31 ′ N , 97 ° 52 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 26,213 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,016 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 35.9 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 25.8 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 18 m | ||
| Postal code : | 78363 | ||
| Area code : | +1 361 | ||
| FIPS : | 48-39352 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1374386 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofkingsville.com | ||
| Mayor : | Sam Fugate | ||
 Kingsville Downtown |
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Kingsville is a city in the US state of Texas . It is the county seat of Kleberg County . Kingsville was founded in 1904, named after King Ranch owner Richard King.
Demographic data
67.1% of the residents are Hispanic, 26.1% white, 4.1% Afro-American and 1.7% Asian. 0.1% belong to other population groups. The median household income is $ 27,385 (as of 2009). By comparison, the median household income in Texas is $ 48,259.
history
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1920 | 4770 | - | |
| 1930 | 6815 | 42.9% | |
| 1940 | 7782 | 14.2% | |
| 1950 | 16,898 | 117.1% | |
| 1960 | 25,297 | 49.7% | |
| 1970 | 28,995 | 14.6% | |
| 1980 | 28,808 | -0.6% | |
| 1990 | 25,276 | -12.3% | |
| 2000 | 25,575 | 1.2% | |
| 2010 | 26,213 | 2.5% | |
| 1930-2000, 2010 | |||
Kingsville was originally founded as a workers' settlement at the intersection of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway. Around 1900 the need to build a rail link to Brownsville grew. For that you needed land, which was previously part of the largest ranch in Texas . Henrietta King put a large part of the King Ranch up for sale for the construction of the railway. The ranch's manager, Robert Justus Kleberg, organized the sale of the land for Henrietta King and the construction company in 1903. The site's placement was planned three miles east of the King Ranch headquarters. The parish was named Kingsville after Richard King. A short time later, the track work reached the site. In 1904 the first passenger train passed through Kingsville and a post office was opened. The management of the Railway decided to set up their main office and some shops in Kingsville. By 1906 there were 25 railroad workers with their families in Kingsville. The railroad was the main source of income for the place. By 1912 the population was 4,000 and by 1930 it was 6,815. Of these, 2,000 were of Mexican origin and 524 were African Americans.
The first commercial facilities were established by the King Ranch (e.g. a hotel and the weekly newspaper). Kingsville became the trading center of many surrounding farmers and rancher families, who mainly made and sold dairy products. In 1911 Kingsville received an official charter, which was a requirement for recognition as a city. In 1912 a cotton mill was built with donations, and in 1913 Kingsville County became the seat of the newly founded Kleberg County. Oil was discovered shortly after the city was founded (1920). A source of natural gases was also found to supply residents and public facilities with gas. South Texas Teachers College was founded in 1925 and encouraged more people to move to Kingsville. In 1929 the college was renamed "Texas College of Arts and Industries" and the quality improved. This institution has been part of Texas A&M University since 1993 .
In the 1930s, Kingsville was growing slowly. With the opening of the Kingsville Naval Auxiliary Station (an American naval base), the city experienced an enormous growth spurt in 1924. Later the Naval Air Station Kingsville was built there, a base for jet jets. During the Second World War about 6,000–7,000 Navy members lived in the base. When the Naval Base closed in 1946 after the World War II, many people moved away. But already in 1951 the military base of the Navy was reactivated. The renewed population growth by the Navy personnel stimulated the local economy. The railroad closed its offices and shops in Kingsville in the early 1950s, but the town quickly recovered. Thanks to the Humble Oil and Refining Company (now ExxonMobil ), the city's population continued to grow in the 1960s.
In addition, the city's population growth was influenced by the growing number of enrollments at the local university: The population rose from 16,857 residents in 1950 to 28,711 residents in 1970. From 1985 onwards, the population increased steadily due to declining enrollment numbers and the closure of Exxon's sites (oil production) from.
Worth seeing
The King Ranch is located near Kingsville. Kingsville has the King Ranch Museum and the King Ranch Saddle Shop in Downtown Kingsville. The city also has a local history museum and the Kingsville Train Depot.
Educational institutions
Kingsville has Texas A&M University Kingsville, Coastal Bend College, and the Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy. There is the state high school Henrietta M. King High School, as well as two private high schools, the Presbyterian Pan American School and the Christian Life Academy.
sons and daughters of the town
- Lauro Cavazos (* 1927), health scientist and former politician
- Steve Denton (born 1956), tennis player
- Gerald O. Glenn (1953–2020), Pentecostal clergyman
- Richard M. Kleberg (1887–1955), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
- David L. Lindsey (born 1944), writer (detective novels / thrillers)
- Jack Mildren (1949–2008), football player and later politician
- Kimberly Scott (born 1961), actress
- Shelby Walker (1975-2006), professional boxer and mixed martial arts fighter
See also
literature
- Randolph B. Campbell: Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State . Oxford University Press, USA (February 12, 2004), ISBN 0-19-513843-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://pharmacy.tamhsc.edu/
- ↑ http://www.ppas.org/
