Victoria County, Texas

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Victoria County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1836
Seat	Victoria
Area - Total - Land - Water	889 sq mi (2,302 km²) 882 sq mi (2,284 km²) 7 sq mi (18 km²), 0.70%
Population - (2000) - Density	84,088 96/sq mi (37/km²)
Website: www.victoriacountytx.org

Victoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 84,088. Its county seat is Victoria^[1]. It is included in the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Communities
- 4.1 Cities
- 4.2 Unincorporated areas
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 889 square miles (2,302 km²), of which, 882 square miles (2,286 km²) of it is land and 7 square miles (16 km²) of it (0.70%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Lavaca County (north)
Jackson County (northeast)
Calhoun County (southeast)
Refugio County (south)
Goliad County (southwest)
DeWitt County (northwest)

[edit] History

Victoria County was formed in 1836. It was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 84,088 people, 30,071 households, and 22,192 families residing in the county. The population density was 95 people per square mile (37/km²). There were 32,945 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.22% White, 6.30% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 15.92% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. 39.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.2% were of German, 6.2% American and 5.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 73.3% spoke English and 25.5% Spanish as their first language.

There were 30,071 households out of which 37.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 12.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.10% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,732, and the median income for a family was $44,443. Males had a median income of $35,484 versus $21,231 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,379. About 10.50% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.