Refugio

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Refugio
Refugio (Texas)
Refugio
Refugio
Location of Refugio in Texas
Basic data
Foundation : February 1, 1842
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Refugio County
Coordinates : 28 ° 18 ′  N , 97 ° 16 ′  W 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 courthouse.jpg
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
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

  1. Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

Web links

Commons : Refugio  - Collection of Images