Industry, Texas
Encyclopedia
Industry is a city in Austin County
, Texas
, United States
. The population was 304 at the 2000 census. Industry was the first permanent German settlement in Texas. Friedrich Ernst
, Industry's founder settled here in 1831, and gained Industry the title Cradle of German Settlement in Texas.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), of which, 1 square miles (2.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (1.87%) is water.
of 2000, there were 304,000 people, 1,190 households, and 84 families residing in the city. The population density
was 291.0 people per square mile (112.9/km²). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 135.9 per square mile (52.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.41% White, 19.74% African American, 9.21% from other races
, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.53% of the population.
There were 119 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples
living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $23,542 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $13,294. About 15.8% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.6% of those sixty five or over.
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Industry students are zoned to West End Elementary School, Bellville Junior High School, and Bellville High School
Austin County, Texas
Austin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas adjacent to the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 28,417 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Bellville. Austin County is named for Stephen F...
, 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...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 304 at the 2000 census. Industry was the first permanent German settlement in Texas. Friedrich Ernst
Friedrich Diercks
Friedrich Diercks was born on June 18, 1796, at Burg Gödens near the village of Neustadtgödens. In February 1814 he joined the Oldenburg Regiment of the Duke of Oldenburg, and he remained a soldier until June 1819. In 1831, Friedrich Diercks received land at Mill Creek in Austin County and began...
, Industry's founder settled here in 1831, and gained Industry the title Cradle of German Settlement in Texas.
Geography
Industry is located at 29°58′21"N 96°30′9"W (29.972597, −96.502529).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), of which, 1 square miles (2.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (1.87%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 304,000 people, 1,190 households, and 84 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 291.0 people per square mile (112.9/km²). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 135.9 per square mile (52.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.41% White, 19.74% African American, 9.21% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.53% of the population.
There were 119 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% 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, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $23,542 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 city was $13,294. About 15.8% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.6% of those sixty five or over.
Education
Industry is within the Bellville Independent School DistrictBellville Independent School District
Bellville Independent School District is a public school district based in Bellville, Texas .In addition to Bellville, the district also serves the city of Industry as well as rural areas in northern Austin County....
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Industry students are zoned to West End Elementary School, Bellville Junior High School, and Bellville High School