Refugio
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Location of Refugio in Texas
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | February 1, 1842 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Texas | |
County : | Refugio County | |
Coordinates : | 28 ° 18 ′ N , 97 ° 16 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | |
Residents : | 2,941 (as of: 2000) | |
Population density : | 717.3 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 4.1 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | |
Height : | 14 m | |
Postal code : | 78377 | |
Area code : | +1 361 | |
FIPS : | 48-61436 | |
GNIS ID : | 1345013 | |
Refugio County Courthouse |
Refugio is the district capital and county seat of Refugio County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located at the intersection of US Highways 183 and 77 on the north bank of the Mission River in southeast Texas, is about 50 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 4.1 km² without any significant water surface.
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1910 | 773 | - | |
1920 | 933 | 20.7% | |
1930 | 2019 | 116.4% | |
1940 | 4077 | 101.9% | |
1950 | 4666 | 14.4% | |
1960 | 4944 | 6% | |
1970 | 4340 | -12.2% | |
1980 | 3898 | -10.2% | |
1990 | 3158 | -19% | |
2000 | 2941 | -6.9% | |
1910-2000, |
According to the 2000 census, 2,941 people lived here in 1,128 households and 788 families. The population density was 727.9 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 74.53% White, 13.40% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, and 9.38% other ethnic groups. About 1.56% were mixed race and 44.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,128 households, 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.5% of them were married couples living together. 18.2% were single mothers and 30.1% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were single households and there were people living in 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08.
26.7% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.1% 18 to 24, 25.1% 25 to 44, 22.5% 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 85.3 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 26,719 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,237. Males had a median income of $ 33,021 versus $ 15,549 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,523. 21.1% of the population and 16.8% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 26.7% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 20.9% were 65 or older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Kinney Abair (1938-2003), blues musician
- Nolan Ryan (* 1947), former baseball player for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers in MLB
- Jack Starrett (1936–1989), actor and director
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
Web links
- Refugio in the Handbook of Texas (English)