San Patricio County, Texas
The San Patricio 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 Sinton.
Geography
The County is located in southeast Texas, bordering the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 1831 square kilometers, of which 40 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Bee County, Refugio County, Aransas County, Nueces County, Jim Wells County and Live Oak County.
History
San Patricio County was formed in 1846 from parts of Refugio County. It was named after the Mexican town of San Patricio.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000, lived in San Patricio County 67 138 people in 22 093 households, and 17,232 families. The population density was 37 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 76.76 percent White, 2.81 percent African American, 0.70 percent Native American, 0.63 percent Asian, 0.11 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 15.94 percent from other races groups; 3.05 percent were descended from two or more races. 49.42 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 22 093 households out of which 41.6 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 60.6 percent were married couples living together, 12.7 percent were single mothers and 22.0 percent were non-families. 18.7 percent of all households and 8.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.40 persons.
31.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.0 percent between 18 to 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44, 20.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.
The median income for a household was $ 34,836, and the median income for a family was $ 40,002. Males have a median income of $ 31,132, women $ 20,730. The per capita income was $ 15,425. 14.6 percent of families and 18.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Aransas Pass
- Caruthers Cove Colonia
- Clearwater Cove
- Country Acres Colonia
- Country Estates Colonia
- Crescent Center
- Del Sol Colonia
- Dodd Colonia
- Dodd Number 2 Colonia
- Doyle
- Edgewater Estates Number 1 Colonia
- Edgewater Estates Number 3 Colonia
- Edgewater Estates
- Edroy Colonia
- Edroy
- Ewelder
- Falman
- Garza -4th -6th Streets Colonia
- Gregory
- Hidden Acres
- Hubert
- Indian Trails Lane Colonia
- Ingleside
- Ingleside on the Bay
- Kenney Lane East Colonia
- Kenney Lane West Colonia
- La Fruta
- Lake City
- Lakeshore Gardens
- Lakeside
- Lakewood Heights
- Loma Linda Colonia
- Mathis
- Midway
- Mooney Lane Colonia
- Morgan Ranch Colonia
- Morgan Lane Colonia
- Old Ingleside Colonia
- Paisano Park Colonia
- Paisano
- Point Loma
- Portland
- Rancho Chico
- Saint Paul
- San Patricio
- Sinton
- Sodville
- Taffeta
- The Falman Colonia
- Tradewinds
- Vahlsing
- Wendy Acres Colonia
- West Sinton