Medina County (Texas)
The Medina 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 Hondo.
Geography
The County is located south of the geographic center of Texas and is in the southwest about 70 km from Mexico. It has an area of 3456 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Bandera County, Bexar County, Atascosa County, Frio County and Uvalde County.
History
Medina County was formed in 1848 from parts of Bexar County. It was named for the Medina River.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000, lived in Medina County 39 304 people in 12,880 households and 10,136 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 79.38 percent White, 2.20 percent African American, 0.68 percent Native American, 0.33 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 14.48 percent from other races groups; 2.88 percent were descended from two or more races. 45.47 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 12,880 households out of which 39.1 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 63.2 percent were married couples living together, 11.1 percent were single mothers and 21.3 percent were non-families. 18.2 percent of all households and 8.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.30 persons.
29.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 to 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44, 21.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 105.6 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 36,063, and the median income for a family was $ 40,288. Males had a median income of $ 27,045, women $ 21,734. The per capita income was $ 15,210. 12.0 percent of families and 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Castroville
- D Hanis
- Devine
- Dunlay
- Hondo
- La Coste
- Mico
- Natalia
- Rio Medina
- Yancey