Sonora, Texas
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Sonora is a city in Sutton County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Sutton CountyGR6.
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| Nickname: "Home of the "Caverns of Sonora"" | |
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| County | Sonora County |
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| Mayor | Margaret Cascadden |
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| - City | 2 mi² km² |
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| - City (July 2005) | 3008 |
| - Density | 337.3 /mi² - 873.7/km² |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-6) |
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[edit] Geography
Sonora is located at (30.568166, -100.644163)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,924 people, 1,043 households, and 808 families residing in the city. The population density was 576.0/km² (1,488.8/mi²). There were 1,264 housing units at an average density of 249.0/km² (643.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.18% White, 0.34% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 23.36% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53.35% of the population.
There were 1,043 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,272, and the median income for a family was $38,106. Males had a median income of $31,728 versus $17,935 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,128. About 13.0% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The City of Sonora is served by the Sonora Independent School District.
[edit] Attractions
Caverns of Sonora: approximately 8 miles to the west.
Eaton Hill Wildlife Sanctuary- Contains two Geocaching sites
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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