Weimar (Texas)
Colorado County
48-77020
Weimar is a city in Texas, United States. It is located about 140 kilometers west of Houston on Interstate 10 In 2000, the population was 1981. Weimar is part of the Colorado County. Czech and German settlers have shaped the place.
Geography
The place is located on Interstate 10/U.S. Highway 90 between San Antonio, Austin and Houston. Weimar geographical coordinates are 29 ° 42 'N, 96 ° 47' W29.702222222222 - 96.78 ( 29.702348, -96.779950 ).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 km ², consisting entirely of the country.
History
The city was founded in 1873 in anticipation of the planned railway line from Galveston to San Antonio. My original name was Jackson, according to the land owner, the railway company had asked for the railway line available the land. Later it was renamed by the inhabitants in Weimar. A Thomas W. Pierce said to have been so taken during a visit to Germany of Weimar, that he chose this name.
Weimar in 1875 incorporated as a Town. The city grew rapidly at first and it had ten years after its creation more than 1000 inhabitants. 1888 appeared the still existing newspaper, The Weimar Mercury, for the first time. The maximum number of 2400 inhabitants reached the city in 1976.
The former Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio Railway is still considered part of the Southern Pacific Railroad in operation.
Economy
Agriculture plays an important role in Weimar. In addition there are meat and sheet metal processing companies and a manufacturer of seals.
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 1981 people Weimar. The population density was 338.4 people per km ². There were 940 housing units at an average 160.6 per km ². The population of Weimar consisted of 67.95 % White, 21.76 % African American, 0.15 % Native American, 0.91% Asian, 7.67 % reported from other races, and 1.56 % from two or more races. 14.74 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Weimar were distributed to 817 households out of which 27.2% were living in children under 18 years. 47.6 % married couples living together, 13.3 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.7 % of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 20.7 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size is 2.99 people.
The population was spread out with 24.5 % under the, 6.1 % 18 -24- year-old, 22.3 % 25 -44- year-old, 22.7 % 45-64 year olds and 24.4 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 77.8 men.
The median household income in Weimar was 27 667 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 42 143 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 31,477 U.S. dollars, compared to 16,757 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in Weimar was 16,272 U.S. dollars. 13.2 % of the population and 9.0 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 22.0 % of minors and 14.5 % of those age 65 or over.