Webb County
Webb County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 81000635 |
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US state : | Texas |
Administrative headquarters : | Laredo |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Webb County Courthouse P.O. Box 29 1000 Houston Street Laredo, TX 78040-8023 |
Foundation : | 1848 |
Made up from: | Nueces County |
Area code : | 001 956 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 250,304 (2010) |
Population density : | 28.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 8743 km² |
Water surface : | 48 km² |
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Website : www.webbcountytx.gov |
The Webb County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Laredo .
geography
The county is located in southern Texas and borders Mexico to the southwest . It has an area of 8743 square kilometers, of which 48 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Dimmit County , Duval County , Jim Hogg County, and Zapata County .
history
Webb County was formed in 1848 from parts of Nueces County . It was named after James Webb, a Treasury Secretary, Secretary of State, and Attorney General for Texas.
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 1397 | - | |
1870 | 2615 | 87.2% | |
1880 | 5273 | 101.6% | |
1890 | 14,842 | 181.5% | |
1900 | 21,851 | 47.2% | |
1910 | 22,503 | 3% | |
1920 | 29,152 | 29.5% | |
1930 | 42,128 | 44.5% | |
1940 | 45,916 | 9% | |
1950 | 56.141 | 22.3% | |
1960 | 64,791 | 15.4% | |
1970 | 72,859 | 12.5% | |
1980 | 99.258 | 36.2% | |
1990 | 133,239 | 34.2% | |
2000 | 193.117 | 44.9% | |
2010 | 250,304 | 29.6% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Webb County had 193,117 people in 50,740 households and 43,433 families. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 82.16 percent white, 0.37 percent African American, 0.47 percent Native American, 0.43 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 14.00 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.54 percent were descended from two or more races. 94.28 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 50,740 households, 53.2 percent had children or young people living with them. 62.6 percent were married couples living together, 18.3 percent were single mothers and 14.4 percent were non-families. 12.4 percent were single households and 5.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 4.10 people.
36.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 11.4 percent between 18 and 24, 29.3 percent between 25 and 44, 15.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 7.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 28,100 , and the median income for a family is $ 29,394. Males had a median income of $ 23,618 versus $ 19,018 for females. The per capita income was $ 10,759. 26.7 percent of families and 31.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ^ Webb County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
- ↑ Extract from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 26, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) 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 12, 2012
- ↑ Webb County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 27 ° 46 ′ N , 99 ° 20 ′ W