Caldwell (Texas)

Burleson County

48-11836

Caldwell is a city and county seat in Burleson County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States. The Reeves - Womack House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Geography

The city is located in the central southeast Texas, almost centrally located in Burleson County at the junction of the Texas State Routes 21 and 36 and has a total area of 8.8 km ² without significant water surface. Caldwell geographical coordinates are 30 ° 32 'N, 96 ° 42' W30.528611111111 - 96.700277777778 ( 30.528580, -96.700350 ).

History

Until the formation of the Burleson County in 1846 the town was the county seat of Milam County. In 1856 the town had 300 inhabitants and the Caldwell House, known as one of the best hotels in Texas, was a popular meeting place for travelers heading west on the Old San Antonio Road. At that time there were in Caldwell seven general stores, two churches, a post office, a blacksmith with hardware store and two private schools, separately for boys and girls as well as a built of red bricks County Courthouse.

In 1878, the first local newspaper, the edited register Caldwell and 1880 moved the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway their tracks by Caldwell and built a supply depot for the railroad. 1912 came through the Houston and Texas Central, today the Southern Pacific Railroad, a second railway line which will combined with Caldwell Hearne in Robertson County and Flatonia in Fayette County.

In 1886, the Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department was founded in 1891 and Caldwell was incorporated as a city. From 1898 to 1940, this was the headquarters of the Texas National Guard, Company E of the state police, who then part of the 36th Infantry Division was, which otherwise was composed only of volunteers from the area, and in 1943 was used in Salerno, Italy.

From 1940 to 1970, the population decreased markedly. Mainly due to the decline in oil production. 1990 there were 3181 inhabitants, and then again in 2000 there were 3449 inhabitants.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there were 3449 people in 1,322 households and 938 families. The population density was 394.0 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 71.24 % White, 12.64 % African American, 0.17 % Native American, 0.09 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 13.71 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.15% were of mixed descent, and 22.96 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,322 households, 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.5 % were married couples living together. 14.1% were single mothers and 29.0% were non-families. 26.3 % of all households were single-person households, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size to 3.16 persons.

28.8 % of the population were under 18 years old, 9.5 % from 18 to 24, 26.7 % 25-44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.5 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 83.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 29,936, and the median income for a family $ 37,658. Males have a median income of $ 25,745 versus $ 20,306 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,141. 17.9 % of the population and 14.2% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 21.0 % have children under the age of 18 and 12.2% of those 65 or older.