Gonzales County, Texas
Encyclopedia
Gonzales County is a county located in the U.S. state
of Texas
. In 2000, its population was 18,628. It is named for its seat
, the city of Gonzales
.
, the county has a total area of 1070 square miles (2,771.3 km²), of which 1068 square miles (2,766.1 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km²) (0.19%) is water.
of 2000, there were 18,628 people, 6,782 households, and 4,876 families residing in the county. The population density
was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 8,194 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 72.25% White
, 8.39% Black
or African American
, 0.53% Native American
, 0.26% Asian
, 0.09% Pacific Islander
, 16.48% from other races
, and 2.01% from two or more races. 39.62% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 6,782 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples
living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the county, the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,368, and the median income for a family was $35,218. Males had a median income of $23,439 versus $17,027 for females. The per capita income
for the county was $14,269. About 13.80% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.60% of those under age 18 and 19.40% of those age 65 or over.
U.S. state
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of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. In 2000, its population was 18,628. It is named for its seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
, the city of Gonzales
Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,202 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gonzales County.-Geography:Gonzales is located at...
.
History Timeline
- Paleo-Indians Hunter-gatherers, and later CoahuiltecanCoahuiltecanCoahuiltecan or Paikawa was a proposed language family in John Wesley Powell's 1891 classification of Native American languages that consisted of Coahuilteco and Cotoname. The proposal was expanded to include Comecrudo, Karankawa, and Tonkawa...
, TonkawaTonkawaThe Tickanwa•tic Tribe , better known as the Tonkawa , are a Native American people indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas. They once spoke the now-extinct Tonkawa language believed to have been a language isolate not related to any other indigenous tongues...
, KarankawaKarankawaKarankawa were a group of Native American peoples, now extinct as a tribal group, who played a pivotal part in early Texas history....
. ComancheComancheThe Comanche are a Native American ethnic group whose historic range consisted of present-day eastern New Mexico, southern Colorado, northeastern Arizona, southern Kansas, all of Oklahoma, and most of northwest Texas. Historically, the Comanches were hunter-gatherers, with a typical Plains Indian...
, Waco tribeWaco tribeThe Waco tribe of the Wichita people is a Native American Southern Plains tribe that inhabited northeastern Texas. Today, they are enrolled members of the federally recognized Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma.-History:...
s, first inhabitants.
- 1519-1685 Hernando Cortez and Alonso Álvarez de PinedaAlonso Álvarez de PinedaAlonso Álvarez de Pineda was a Spanish explorer and cartographer. His map marks the first document in Texas history.-Expedition:The Spanish thought there must be a sea lane from the Gulf of Mexico to Asia...
claim Texas for SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
- 1685-1690 FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
plants its flag on Texas soil, but departs after only five years.
- 1821 MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
claims its independence from Spain. Anglos from the north settle in Texas and claim Mexican citizenship
- 1825
- Green DeWitt'sGreen DeWittGreen DeWitt was an empresario in Mexican Texas. He founded the DeWitt Colony, one of the most successful.-Early years:...
petition for a land grant to establish a colony in Texas is approved by the Mexican government.- GonzalesGonzales, TexasGonzales is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,202 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gonzales County.-Geography:Gonzales is located at...
is established and named for Rafael Gonzales, governor of Coahuila y TejasCoahuila y TejasCoahuila y Tejas was one of the constituent states of the newly established United Mexican States under its 1824 Constitution.It had two capitals: first Saltillo, and then Monclova...
. This group is the first Anglo community west of the Colorado RiverColorado River (Texas)The Colorado River is a river that runs through the U.S. state of Texas; it should not be confused with the much longer Colorado River which flows from Colorado into the Gulf of California....
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- Gonzales
- 1828 When Jean Louis Berlandier visits, he finds settler cabins, a fort-like barricade, agriculture and livestock, as well as nearby villages of Tonkawas and Karankawas.
- 1829, September 15 - Mexican President Vicente Ramon GuerreroVicente GuerreroVicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence, who fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and served briefly as President of Mexico...
, himself an ex-slave of SpanishSpanish peopleThe Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
, AfricanAfrican peopleAfrican people refers to natives, inhabitants, or citizen of Africa and to people of African descent.-Etymology:Many etymological hypotheses that have been postulated for the ancient name "Africa":...
and Native American descent, emancipates all slaves within the Republic of Mexico:
1st - Slavery is abolished in the republic.
- 2nd - Consequently, those who have been until now considered slaves are free.
- 3rd - When the circumstances of the treasury may permit, the owners of the slaves will be indemnified in the mode that the laws may provide. And in order that every part of this decree may be fully complied with, let it be printed, published, and circulated.
- Given at the Federal Palace of Mexico, the 15th of September, 1829.
- Vicente Guerrero To José María Bocanegra
- 1831 The Coahuila y TejasCoahuila y TejasCoahuila y Tejas was one of the constituent states of the newly established United Mexican States under its 1824 Constitution.It had two capitals: first Saltillo, and then Monclova...
government sends a six-pound cannon to Gonzales for protection against Indian raids.
- 1835
- The colony sends delegates to conventions (1832-1835) to discuss disagreements with Mexico.
- September - The Mexican government views the conventions as treason. Troops are sent to Gonzales to retrieve the cannon.
- October 2 - The Battle of GonzalesBattle of GonzalesThe Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army troops....
becomes the first shots fired in the Texas RevolutionTexas RevolutionThe Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836...
. The colonists put up armed resistance, with the cannon pointed at the Mexican troops, and above it a banner proclaiming, “Come and take itCome and take it"Come and take it" is a American patriotic slogan most notably used in the American Revolution in 1778 at Fort Morris in Georgia, and in the Texas Revolution in 1835....
”. Commemoration of the event becomes the annual “Come and Take It Festival”.- October 13-December 9 – Siege of BexarSiege of BexarThe Siege of Béxar was an early campaign of the Texas Revolution in which a volunteer Texan army successfully defeated Mexican forces at San Antonio de Béxar . Texians had become disillusioned with the Mexican government as President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's tenure became increasingly...
becomes the first major campaign of the Texas Revolution.
- October 13-December 9 – Siege of Bexar
- October 2 - The Battle of Gonzales
- September - The Mexican government views the conventions as treason. Troops are sent to Gonzales to retrieve the cannon.
- 1836
- Gonzales County is established.
- February 23 – Alamo messenger Launcelot Smithers carries to the people of Gonzales, the Colonel William Barret TravisWilliam B. TravisWilliam Barret Travis was a 19th-century American lawyer and soldier. At the age of 26, he was a lieutenant colonel in the Texas Army...
letter stating the enemy is in site and requesting men and provisions.- February 24 – Captain Albert Martin delivers to Smithers in Gonzales the infamous “Victory or Death” Travis letter addressed “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World” stating the direness of the situation. Smithers then takes the letter to San Felipe, site of the provisional Texas government.
- February 27 – The Gonzales Alamo Relief Force of 32 menGonzales Ranging Company of Mounted VolunteersThe Immortal 32, the Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted Volunteers were a group of Texian militia organized as a relief force for the besieged men of the Alamo in early 1836, during the Texas Revolution.-Background:...
, led by Lieutenant George C. KimbleGeorge C. KimbleGeorge C. Kimble defender and officer of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, was born in 1803 and died at the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. Kimble County in the hill country of Texas is named in his honor....
, depart to join the 130 fighters already at the Alamo.- March 1 – The Gonzales “Immortal 32”Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted VolunteersThe Immortal 32, the Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted Volunteers were a group of Texian militia organized as a relief force for the besieged men of the Alamo in early 1836, during the Texas Revolution.-Background:...
make their way inside the Alamo.- March 2 - Texas Declaration of IndependenceTexas Declaration of IndependenceThe Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. It was adopted at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, and formally signed the following day after errors were noted in the...
from Mexico establishes the Republic of TexasRepublic of TexasThe Republic of Texas was an independent nation in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846.Formed as a break-away republic from Mexico by the Texas Revolution, the state claimed borders that encompassed an area that included all of the present U.S...
.- March 6 - The AlamoBattle of the AlamoThe Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar . All but two of the Texian defenders were killed...
falls.- March 13–14 – Widow of Alamo defender Almaron DickinsonAlmaron DickinsonAlmaron Dickinson was a Texan soldier and defender during the Battle of the Alamo, fought during the Texas Revolution. Dickinson is best known as having been the artillery officer of the small garrison, and for being the husband of one of the only three non-Mexican survivors to live through the...
, Susanna Dickinson arrives in Gonzales with her daughter Angelina and Colonel Travis’ slave Joe. Uponing hearing the news of the Alamo, Sam HoustonSam HoustonSamuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of...
orders the town of Gonzales torched to the ground, and establishes his headquarters under a county oak tree.- April 21–22 - Battle of San JacintoBattle of San JacintoThe Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in a fight that lasted just eighteen...
, Antonio López de Santa AnnaAntonio López de Santa AnnaAntonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón , often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, known as "the Napoleon of the West," was a Mexican political leader, general, and president who greatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government...
captured.- May 14 - Santa Anna signs the Treaties of VelascoTreaties of VelascoThe Treaties of Velasco were two documents signed at Velasco, Texas, on May 14, 1836, between Antonio López de Santa Anna of Mexico and the Republic of Texas, in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto ....
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- May 14 - Santa Anna signs the Treaties of Velasco
- April 21–22 - Battle of San Jacinto
- March 13–14 – Widow of Alamo defender Almaron Dickinson
- March 6 - The Alamo
- March 2 - Texas Declaration of Independence
- March 1 – The Gonzales “Immortal 32”
- February 27 – The Gonzales Alamo Relief Force of 32 men
- February 24 – Captain Albert Martin delivers to Smithers in Gonzales the infamous “Victory or Death” Travis letter addressed “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World” stating the direness of the situation. Smithers then takes the letter to San Felipe, site of the provisional Texas government.
- February 23 – Alamo messenger Launcelot Smithers carries to the people of Gonzales, the Colonel William Barret Travis
- 1838 Gonzales men found the town of Walnut SpringsSeguin, TexasSeguin is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,011; the July 1, 2009 Census estimate, however, showed the population had increased to 26,842...
in the northwest section of the county.
- 1840 Gonzales men join the Battle of Plum CreekBattle of Plum CreekThe Battle of Plum Creek was a clash between militia and Rangers of the Republic of Texas and a huge Comanche war party under Chief Buffalo Hump, which took place near Lockhart, Texas, on August 12, 1840, following the Great Raid of 1840 as the Comanche war party returned to West...
against Buffalo HumpBuffalo humpBuffalo Hump was a Native American War Chief of the Penateka band of the Comanche Indians...
and his Comanches.
- 1845, December 29 - Texas AnnexationTexas AnnexationIn 1845, United States of America annexed the Republic of Texas and admitted it to the Union as the 28th state. The U.S. thus inherited Texas's border dispute with Mexico; this quickly led to the Mexican-American War, during which the U.S. captured additional territory , extending the nation's...
by the United States
- 1846, May 13 - The United States Congress officially declares war on Mexico.
- 1848, February 2 - Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
officially ends the Mexican-American War.
- 1850 Gonzales College is founded by slave-owning planters, and is the first institution in Texas to confer A.B. degrees on women.
- 1853 The Gonzales Inquirer begins publication.
- 1860 County population is 8,059. There are 3,168 slaves.
- 1861
- County votes 802-80 in favor of secession from the Union.
- February 1 - Texas secedesOrdinance of SecessionThe Ordinance of Secession was the document drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861 by the states officially seceding from the United States of America...
from the Union- March 2 - Texas joins the Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of AmericaThe Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
- March 2 - Texas joins the Confederate States of America
- February 1 - Texas secedes
- 1863
- January 1 – The Emancipation ProclamationEmancipation ProclamationThe Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War using his war powers. It proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000 of them, with nearly...
.- December - The Confederacy commissions Fort Waul, and constructs it with slave labor.
- 1865
- April 9 – Robert E. LeeRobert E. LeeRobert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....
formally surrenders to Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
at the Appomattox Court House.- April 15 – President Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
dies of a head wound inflicted by assassin John Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Booth was a member of the prominent 19th century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and, by the 1860s, was a well-known actor...
.- June 19 – Major General Gordon GrangerGordon GrangerGordon Granger was a career U.S. army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Chickamauga.-Early life & Mexico:...
arrives in GalvestonGalveston, TexasGalveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
to enforce the emancipation of all slaves. It is the first time African Americans in Texas know of the Emancipation. The date becomes celebrated annually in Texas as JuneteenthJuneteenthJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday in the United States honoring African American heritage by commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. State of Texas in 1865...
, and later as an official state holiday known as Emancipation Day.- December 6 – The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThirteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThe Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, passed by the House on January 31, 1865, and adopted on December 6, 1865. On...
prohibits slavery.
- December 6 – The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- June 19 – Major General Gordon Granger
- April 15 – President Abraham Lincoln
- 1866-1876 The Sutton-Taylor feud, which involves outlaw John Wesley HardinJohn Wesley HardinJohn Wesley Hardin was an American outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk hero of the Old West. He was born in Bonham, Texas. Hardin found himself in trouble with the law at an early age, and spent the majority of his life being pursued by both local lawmen and federal troops of the...
, is the bloodiest and longest in Texas history. Hardin's hide-out is known to be the community of PilgrimPilgrim, TexasPilgrim, Texas is located in Gonzales County, Texas and has a population of approximately sixty. Pilgrim is situated on land granted to Thomas J. Pilgrim by Stephen F. Austin. Pilgrim, TX is located near a salt flat, and was a notable hideout for John Wesley Hardin in the 1870s. A map shows...
.
- 1870, March 30 - The United States CongressUnited States CongressThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
readmits Texas into the Union.
- 1874 The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway is built through the eastern and northern part of the county.
- 1877 The Texas and New Orleans Railway comes to the county.
- 1881 The Gonzales Branch Railroad is chartered.
- 1885 The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway runs through the county.
- 1894 John Wesley Hardin is released from prison and returns to Gonzales where he passes the bar exam and practices law.
- 1898 Twenty-three county men serve, with two casualties, during the Spanish-American WarSpanish-American WarThe Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
. Three serve with the Rough Rider.
- 1905 The Southern Pacific line bypasses the community of Rancho.
- World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- 1,106 men from the county serve.
- 1935 – Governor James Allred dedicates a monument in the community of CostCost, TexasCost is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population 62 in 2000.Cost is located at...
, commemorating the first shot of the Texas Revolution. Sculptress is Waldine A. Tauch.
- 1936 Palmetto State Park opens to the public.
- 1939 The Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation opens for the treatment of polio.
- World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- 3,000 men from Gonzales County serve, with 79 casualties.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the county has a total area of 1070 square miles (2,771.3 km²), of which 1068 square miles (2,766.1 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km²) (0.19%) is water.
Major highways
Interstate 10
U.S. Highway 90
U.S. Highway 87- U.S. Highway 90 Alternate
U.S. Highway 183
State Highway 80
State Highway 97State Highway 97 (Texas)State Highway 97 or SH 97 is a state highway running from Cotulla to Waelder in the U.S. state of Texas.-History:In 1926, SH 97 was originally planned as a route from Rio Grande City via Hebbronville and Tilden to end at Pleasanton,...
State Highway 304
Adjacent counties
- Fayette CountyFayette County, TexasFayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 21,804. Its county seat is La Grange. Fayette is named for the Marquis de la Fayette, a French nobleman who became an American Revolutionary War hero...
(northeast) - Lavaca County (east)
- Dewitt CountyDeWitt County, TexasDeWitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 20,013. DeWitt County is named for Green DeWitt, who founded an early colony in Texas. The seat of the county is Cuero. It was founded in 1846.-Geography:...
(southeast) - Karnes CountyKarnes County, TexasKarnes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 15,446. Its county seat is Karnes City. Karnes County is named for Henry Karnes, a soldier in the Texas Revolution.-Geography:...
(southwest) - Wilson CountyWilson County, TexasWilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 32,408. Its county seat is Floresville. The county is named after James Charles Wilson....
(southwest) - Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County, TexasGuadalupe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 89,023. It is named for the Guadalupe River. The seat of the county is Seguin. It was founded in 1846....
(west) - Caldwell CountyCaldwell County, TexasCaldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. In 2000, the population was 32,194. Its county seat is Lockhart...
(northwest)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 18,628 people, 6,782 households, and 4,876 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 8,194 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 72.25% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 8.39% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.53% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.26% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.09% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 16.48% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.01% from two or more races. 39.62% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Latino
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race.
There were 6,782 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the county, the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,368, and the median income for a family was $35,218. Males had a median income of $23,439 versus $17,027 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the county was $14,269. About 13.80% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.60% of those under age 18 and 19.40% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
- BebeBebe, TexasBebe is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 52 in 2000.-External links:...
(unincorporated) - BelmontBelmont, TexasBelmont is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States located on Alternate US 90 10 miles west of Gonzales, Texas. Although it is unincorporated, Belmont has a post office, with the ZIP code of 78604.-External links:...
(unincorporated) - CostCost, TexasCost is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population 62 in 2000.Cost is located at...
(unincorporated) - GonzalesGonzales, TexasGonzales is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,202 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gonzales County.-Geography:Gonzales is located at...
- HarwoodHarwood, TexasHarwood is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 112 in 2000.-Geography:...
(unincorporated) - LeesvilleLeesville, TexasLeesville is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population 150 in 2000.Leesville is located at...
(unincorporated) - NixonNixon, TexasNixon is a city in Gonzales and Wilson Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,186 at the 2000 census.The Wilson County portion of Nixon is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- OttineOttine, TexasOttine is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 90 in 2000. It is also home to Palmetto State Park and the origin of a local monster story....
(unincorporated) - SmileySmiley, TexasSmiley is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. The population was 453 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Smiley is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- WaelderWaelder, TexasWaelder is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. The population was 947 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Waelder is located at ....
- WrightsboroWrightsboro, TexasWrightsboro is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population 76 in 2000.Wrightsboro is located at...
(unincorporated) - PilgrimPilgrim, TexasPilgrim, Texas is located in Gonzales County, Texas and has a population of approximately sixty. Pilgrim is situated on land granted to Thomas J. Pilgrim by Stephen F. Austin. Pilgrim, TX is located near a salt flat, and was a notable hideout for John Wesley Hardin in the 1870s. A map shows...
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Gonzales County, Texas