Giddings (Texas)

Lee County

48-29432

Giddings is the capital and the county seat ( county seat ) of Lee County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in the south of the county on U.S. Highway 290 and U.S. Highway 77, about 80 km east of Austin and 165 kilometers west of Houston in southeast Texas middle and has a total area of 13.4 km ², of which 0.1 km ² water surface is.

History

The town was founded in 1871 when the Houston and Texas Central Railway moved its tracks here. Was named the place either by Jabez Deming Giddings, a major shareholder of the railway or by Dewitt C. Giddings.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there were 5,105 people in 1,639 households and 1,125 families. The population density was 382.7 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 65.99 % White, 13.26 % African American, 0.51 % Native American, 0.57 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 16.47 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 3.19% were of mixed descent, and 34.73 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,639 households, 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.8 % were married couples living together. 11.4% were single mothers and 31.3 % were non-families. 27.6 % of all households were single-person households, and 13.5 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.39 persons to.

31.3 % of the population were under 18 years old, 13.5 % from 18 to 24, 24.7% 25-44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 29 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 98.7 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,046, and the median income for a family $ 37,115. Males have a median income of $ 27,370 versus $ 21,706 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,768. 15.3 % of the population and 13.8 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 20.5 % have children under the age of 18 and 12.0 % of those 65 or older.