Nueces County

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The Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi
The Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Corpus Christi
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Nueces County Courthouse
P.O. Box 2627
Corpus Christi, TX 78403
Foundation : 1846
Made up from: San Patricio County
Area code : 001 361
Demographics
Residents : 340,223  (2010)
Population density : 157.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3021 km²
Water surface : 856 km²
map
Map of Nueces County within Texas
Website : www.co.nueces.tx.us

The Nueces County is a county in the US state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Corpus Christi .

geography

The county is located in southeast Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of ​​3,021 square kilometers, of which 856 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: San Patricio County , Kleberg County, and Jim Wells Counties .

history

Nueces County was formed from parts of San Patricio County on April 18, 1846, and the administrative organization was completed on July 12. It was named after the Nueces River , whose name comes from Spanish and means "nut". This name was given in 1689 because of the pecan trees on the banks of the Nueces River.

The USS Lexington (CV-16) has been a National Historic Landmark since July 2003 .

17 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 3, 2020), including the King Ranch and the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) have the status of National Historic Landmarks .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 698 -
1870 2906 316.3%
1880 7673 164%
1890 8093 5.5%
1900 10,439 29%
1910 21,955 110.3%
1920 22.807 3.9%
1930 51,779 127%
1940 92,661 79%
1950 165.471 78.6%
1960 221,573 33.9%
1970 237,544 7.2%
1980 268.215 12.9%
1990 291.145 8.5%
2000 313,645 7.7%
2010 340.223 8.5%
1860-2010
Age pyramid of Nueces County
Old Nueces County Courthouse - plaque from 1914

According to the 2000 census , Nueces County had 313,645 people in 110,365 households and 79,683 families. The population density was 145 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.03 percent white, 4.24 percent African American, 0.64 percent Native American, 1.16 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 18.74 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.13 percent were descended from two or more races. 55.78 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 110,365 households, 36.3 percent had children or young people living with them. 51.8 percent were married couples living together, 15.3 percent were single mothers and 27.8 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent were single households and 7.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.30 people.

28.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.5 percent between 18 and 24, 28.9 percent between 25 and 44, 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the 35,959 US dollars , and the median income for a family was 41,066 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,571 versus $ 22,324 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,036. 14.7 percent of families and 18.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

See also

Web links

Commons : Nueces County  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Nueces County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original from January 24, 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 10, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uscounties.org
  3. Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 226.
  4. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Texas. National Park Service , accessed May 3, 2020.
  5. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 3, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 3, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Texas. National Park Service , accessed May 3, 2020.
  6. Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
  7. Nueces County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 27 ° 44 ′  N , 97 ° 31 ′  W