Zavala County
Zavala County Courthouse in Crystal City |
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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 |
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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 | |||
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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 |
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.
Places in Zavala County
Census-designated places (CDP)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zavala 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
- ↑ County, Texas / ALL Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 26, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center ( Memento December 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Retrieved October 12, 2012
- ^ County, Texas / ALL Zavala County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
- Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
- "Zavala County profiles" of the Texas Association of Counties (Engl.)
- Historical materials on the history of Zavala counties from Portal to Texas History (Engl.)
Coordinates: 28 ° 52 ′ N , 99 ° 46 ′ W