Duval County, Texas

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Duval County – History, Demography, Government and Others

Duval County, Texas

History of Duval County

The county was first established in 1858, and was later incorporated in 1876. The county’s name is a tribute to Burr H. Duval, one of the soldiers in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre.

Demography

According to the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,782 residents throughout the state of Washington. 87.0 percent were white, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 9.8% of another race, and 1.7 percent with two or more races. 88.5 percent comprised Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

At the time of in the Census of 2000 the population was 13,120 with 4,350 households and 3,266 families within the County. The density of the population is 7 inhabitants per square mile (3/km 2). The county had 5,543 dwelling units with the average of three per sq mile (1/km 2). The racial composition for the entire county is 80.22 percent White, 0.54% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 15.46% from other races and 3.11 percent of people from multiple races. 87.99 percent of the residents comprised Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The number of households was 4,350 among which 36.80 percent had children younger than 18 years old who were living in the household, 53.20% were married couples living together, 16.80% had a female householder who had no husband present as well as 24.90 percent of households were not family-based. 22.90 percent of households were comprised of people as well as 11.70 percent of households had a person living in a home that was aged 65 or older. or older. The average size of a household of 2.88 while the median size of a family was 3.40.

The county’s population was distributed by age group, including 29.50 percent aged 18-49, 9.50% from 18 to 24. 26.40 percent from 25 to 44 years old, 20.60 percent from age 45-64 in the range of 45-64, and 14.00 percent of people that were 65 years old or more. the age of 65 or over. In the median, there was a age of 34. In 100 females,, there was 100.70 males. In 100 women aged 18 or over the number was 102.90 males.

The median income of households for the entire county of $22,416, while the median family income was $26,014. Males earned a median of $25,601 and $16,250 for females. The per-capita earnings in the County was just $11,324. Around 23.00 percent of households and 27.20 percent of the total population lived less than the poverty threshold which included 35.90 percent of people younger than 18 years old and 25.30 percent of those aged 65 and over.

Population

Duval County Government

Duval County, Texas – Cities

  1. Benavides
  2. Freer
  3. San Diego (county seat) (small part in Jim Wells County)

Duval County, Texas – Unincorporated communities

  • Ramirez
  • Rios
  • Sejita

Adjacent Counties

Photos of Significant Location and Monuments

School Districts

  • Benavides Independent School District
  • Freer Independent School District
  • Ramirez Central School District
  • San Diego Independent School District
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