Stockdale, Texas
Encyclopedia
Stockdale is a city in Wilson County
, Texas
, United States
. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 1,398 people, 497 households, and 337 families residing in the city. The population density
was 865.3 people per square mile (333.2/km²). There were 556 housing units at an average density of 344.2/sq mi (132.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.54% White, 2.36% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 21.03% from other races
, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45.99% of the population.
There were 497 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples
living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,337, and the median income for a family was $39,667. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $20,395 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $15,102. About 10.8% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.
, the lieutenant governor of Texas, when the town was established in 1863. In 1898 the San Antonio and Gulf Railroad reached Stockdale. The town was incorporated in 1919, and Stockdale's annual Watermelon Jubilee began in 1937.
Wilson County, Texas
Wilson 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....
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Stockdale is located at 29°14′0"N 97°57′43"W (29.233371, -97.961987).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,398 people, 497 households, and 337 families residing in the city. 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 865.3 people per square mile (333.2/km²). There were 556 housing units at an average density of 344.2/sq mi (132.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.54% White, 2.36% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 21.03% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45.99% of the population.
There were 497 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% 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, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,337, and the median income for a family was $39,667. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $20,395 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 $15,102. About 10.8% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.
History
Previously an area named High Prairie, Free Timber and Bunker's Store, Stockdale was named after Fletcher StockdaleFletcher Stockdale
Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale was a U.S. politician in Texas.Stockdale was born in either 1823 or 1825 in Russellville, Kentucky as one of eight children of Thomas W. and Laurinda Stockdale. He studied law and was admitted to the Bar in Kentucky...
, the lieutenant governor of Texas, when the town was established in 1863. In 1898 the San Antonio and Gulf Railroad reached Stockdale. The town was incorporated in 1919, and Stockdale's annual Watermelon Jubilee began in 1937.