Sweeny (Texas)

Brazoria County

48-71492

Sweeny is a city in Brazoria County, Texas in the United States.

Geography

Sweeny is 9.1 m above sea level and 32 km from the Gulf of Mexico. The San Bernard River flows 1.6 km west of the city limits.

History

Once considered Adamston known, the city was named after the family name of John Sweeny. The marked by a medallion of the Texas Historical Society House of Sweeny was inhabited until the year 1991 by a descendant of the Sweeny family. St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway laid in 1905 a property surrounded by gardens siding to this city. 1895 a post office was built, a general store and a cotton gin in 1908 were completed. A school with 11 students beginning was not founded until 1911. 1918, the city got a brickyard; an orchard and a school district in 1912 were completed. 1934 oil was discovered in Old Ocean, which helped the development of Sweeny and made the city rich. Sweeny's population in the late twentieth century fluctuated between 3087-3699.

Demographics

According to the 2000 census lived in Sweeny 3,624 inhabitants in 1,338 households, among which were 974 families. The population density was 1946.6 per 752.3 km ². There were 1,444 housing units at an average area of ​​752.3 / km ². The races were 75.25 % White, 15.78 % of African descent, 1.02% of Native Americans, 0.41 % Asian, 5.99% from other races, and 1.55 % from two or more breeds. Hispanics or Latinos of one race were 13.71 % of the population.

Of 1,338 households, 38.0 % had children under the age of 18, 53.8 % were married couples living together, 14.9 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 38.0 % of all households were inhabited by individuals and 15.7 % of all single adults over 65 years. The average household size was 2.65 persons and the average family size 3:14 people.

The city -based 29.7% persons under the age of 18, 8.4 % from 18 to 24, 26.1% 25-44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females accounted for 92.3 inhabitants male inhabitants. The 100 female population over 18 years were 87.3 male population over 18 years.

The median household income for the city was $ 36,497, the median income for a family $ 42,128. Males had a median income of $ 43,854, while women $ 25,710. The per capita income was $ 16,755. About 10.4 % of families and 9.9 % of the population lived below the poverty line, including 9.4% aged 18 years and younger, and 11.7% aged 65 years or older.