Castroville (Texas)
Medina County
48-13312
Castroville, surnamed The Little Alsace of Texas, is a city in Medina County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.
Geography
The city is located in south-central Texas, on the eastern border of the Medina County, and has a total area of 6.6 km ², of which 0.4 km ² water surface are.
History
Castroville was founded in 1844 by Henri Castro, one of the most important men of the Republic of Texas at the time. Castro brought dozens of European families from Alsace and Baden to Texas, who settled his land to the Medina River, about 30 kilometers west of San Antonio. The city was, until its replacement by Hondo, also the county seat ( county seat ).
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 2,664 people in 941 households and 719 families. The population density was 403.4 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 81.53 % White, 0.11 % African American, 0.30 % Native American, 0.79 % Asian, 0.08 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 13.78 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 3.42% were of mixed descent, and 36.00 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 941 households 37.4 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.5 % were married couples living together. 10.4% were single mothers and 23.5 % were non-families. 20.5 % of all households were single-person households and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size amounted to 3.17.
28.0% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.9 % from 18 to 24, 27.7 % 25-44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.6 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 88.3 males.
The median income for a household in the 42 308 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family 51 007 U.S. dollars. Males have a median income of $ 35 625 U.S. dollar against the women with 27 228 U.S. dollars. The per capita income was 20,615 dollars. 9.1% of the population and 5.4% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 11.9 % have children under the age of 18 and 5.9 % of those 65 or older.