San Benito, Texas

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San Benito is a city in Cameron County, Texas, USA, The population was 23,444 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of Country and Tex-Mex music icon Freddy Fender.

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[edit] Geography

Location of San Benito, Texas

San Benito is located at 26°8′12″N, 97°38′9″W (26.136603, -97.635878)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.0 km² (11.2 mi²). 28.5 km² (11.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.87%) is water. It should be noted that San Benito is also known as "The Resaca City", due to its many resacas (a former tributary of the Rio Grande, which has been cut off for irrigation purposes).

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 23,444 people, 7,065 households, and 5,715 families residing in the city. The population density was 822.1/km² (2,130.2/mi²). There were 9,120 housing units at an average density of 319.8/km² (828.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.16% White, 0.32% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 20.48% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 86.93% of the population.

There were 7,065 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.72.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,027, and the median income for a family was $26,415. Males had a median income of $22,097 versus $18,512 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,317. About 28.7% of families and 32.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.1% of those under age 18 and 22.8% of those age 65 or over.

Famous citizens include:

[edit] Education

The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District serves San Benito.

In addition, South Texas Independent School District serves San Benito and many nearby communities by providing several magnet schools. South Texas Academy of Medical Technology (Med Tech) is located in San Benito.

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