Shiner, Texas

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Shiner is a city in Lavaca County, Texas, United States. The town was named after Henry B. Shiner who donated 250 acres for railroad right of way. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 2,070.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Famous locations and events in Shiner
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Shiner is located at 29°25′51″N, 97°10′20″W (29.430856, -97.172115)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.3 km² (2.4 mi²). 6.3 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.41% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,070 people, 882 households, and 572 families residing in the city. The population density was 327.6/km² (849.9/mi²). There were 1,016 housing units at an average density of 160.8/km² (417.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.60% White, 10.87% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 1.93% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.09% of the population.

There were 882 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,205, and the median income for a family was $40,250. Males had a median income of $28,167 versus $17,426 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,942. About 7.4% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

The City of Shiner is served by the Shiner Independent School District.

[edit] Famous locations and events in Shiner

Official Shiner Texas Home Page at ShinerTX.com including Calendar of Events
Spoetzl Brewery, brewers of Shiner Bock, Shiner light, Shiner Blonde, Shiner Kolsch, Shiner Hefeweizen, Shiner Dunkelweizen, Shiner 96
Home of the famous Bocktoberfest
Shiner BASHB.A.S.H. Bike Ride from Austin, San Antonio and Houston
Kaspar Wire Works, manufacturers of Sho-Rack brand newspaper racks
Boedeker Plastics, plastics materials distributor and machine shop
Wolters Memorial Museum
EDB Museum
Shiner Catholic Church, Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church
Shiner Catholic School. St. Ludmila Elementary and St. Paul High School
Shiner Catholic Church Spring and Fall Picnic
Shiner Catholic Church Struedel Bake
Gaslight Theatre
Half Moon Holidays
Historic Old Town Shiner (H.O.T.S)
Rotary Club Craft and Hobby Show
Annual Shiner Area Big Buck Contest
Shiner Independent School District Shiner Elementary and Shiner High School
Shiner Comanches Shiner High School athletics schedules and history since 1999
FFA Stock Show
Eagle Scout Capital of Texas