La Salle County (Texas)
The La Salle County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county government ( county seat ) is located in Cotulla.
Geography
The County is located south of the geographic center of Texas and is located in the southwest about 50 km from the border with Mexico. It has an area of 3870 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Frio County, McMullen County, Webb County and Dimmit County.
History
La Salle County was formed in 1858 from parts of Bexar County. It was named after Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, the French explorer.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in La Salle County 5,866 people in 1,819 households and 1,351 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 81.47 percent White, 3.55 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 0.31 percent Asian, and 12.21 percent from other races; 2.13 percent were descended from two or more races. 77.12 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,819 households out of which 37.7 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 54.7 percent were married couples living together, 15.4 percent were single mothers and 25.7 percent were non-families. 22.9 percent of all households and 12.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.45 persons.
29.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.0 percent between 18 to 24, 27.7 percent between 25 and 44, 21.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 113.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 21,857, and the median income for a family was $ 25,494. Males have a median income of $ 20,856, women $ 17,339. The per capita income was 9,692. 29.8 percent of the population 28.2 percent of families are below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Artesia Wells
- Cotulla
- Encinal
- Fowlerton
- Los Angeles