Zavala County

administration
Zavala County Courthouse in Crystal City
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Crystal City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Zavala County Courthouse Crystal City, TX 78839-3547
Foundation :	1858
Made up from:	Maverick County
Area code :	001 830
Demographics
Residents :	11,677 (2010)
Population density :	3.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3371 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Website : www.co.zavala.tx.us

The Zavala County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Crystal City .

geography

The county is located about 130 km south of the geographic center of Texas and borders Mexico to the southwest . It has an area of 3371 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Uvalde County , Frio County , Dimmit County, and Maverick County .

history

Zavala County was formed in 1858 from parts of Maverick County. It was named after Lorenzo de Zavala , a Mexican rancher who was a signatory to the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first vice president of the Republic of Texas .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	26th	-
1870	133	411.5%
1880	410	208.3%
1890	1097	167.6%
1900	792	-27.8%
1910	1889	138.5%
1920	3108	64.5%
1930	10,349	233%
1940	11,603	12.1%
1950	11,201	-3.5%
1960	12,696	13.3%
1970	11,370	-10.4%
1980	11,666	2.6%
1990	12,162	4.3%
2000	11,600	-4.6%
2010	11,677	0.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid of Zavala County

According to the 2000 census , Zavala County had 11,600 people in 3,428 households and 2,807 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 65.06 percent white, 0.49 percent African American, 0.59 percent Native American, 0.09 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 31.08 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.66 percent were descended from two or more races. 91.22 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,428 households, 43.8 percent had children or young people living with them. 55.1 percent were married couples living together, 21.8 percent were single mothers and 18.1 percent were non-families. 16.6 percent were single households and 9.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.70 people.

34.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.2 percent between 18 and 24, 25.6 percent between 25 and 44, 18.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 16,844 , and the median income for a family is $ 19,418. Males had a median income of $ 22,045 versus $ 14,416 for females. The per capita income was $ 10,034. 37.4 percent of families and 41.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.