| City of Kingsville | |
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| — City — | |
| Location in the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Kleberg |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Sam Fugate Alfonso R. Garcia Stanley L. Laskowski, Jr. Arturo Pecos Charles E. Wilson |
| • City Manager | Courtney Alvarez |
| Area | |
| • City | 35.9 km2 (13.9 sq mi) |
| • Land | 35.8 km2 (13.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.1 km2 (0.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2010 U.S. Census) | |
| • City | 26,213 |
| • Density | 713.8/km2 (1,848.8/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 34,367 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 78363-78364 |
| Area code(s) | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-39352[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374386[2] |
| Website | CityOfKingsville.com/ |
Kingsville is a city in and the county seat of Kleberg County, Texas, United States.[3] The population was 26,213 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area.
Kingsville was formed in 1904 and named after Captain Richard King, owner of the King Ranch.
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Kingsville is located at (27.515024, -97.865507)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36 km2), of which 13.8 square miles (36 km2) are land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km2) of it (0.22%) is water.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 4,770 |
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| 1930 | 6,815 | 42.9% | |
| 1940 | 7,782 | 14.2% | |
| 1950 | 16,898 | 117.1% | |
| 1960 | 25,297 | 49.7% | |
| 1970 | 28,995 | 14.6% | |
| 1980 | 29,949 | 3.3% | |
| 1990 | 25,276 | −15.6% | |
| 2000 | 25,575 | 1.2% | |
| 2010 | 26,213 | 2.5% | |
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 25,575 people, 8,943 households, and 6,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,848.8 people per square mile (714.0/km²). There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 753.8 per square mile (291.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.10% White, 4.34% African American, 0.63% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 18.81% from other races, and 3.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.06% of the population.
There were 8,943 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 17.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,624, and the median income for a family was $31,882. Males had a median income of $31,308 versus $19,586 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,003. About 22.6% of families and 28.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.1% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
The city's public schools are operated by the Kingsville Independent School District and Santa Gertrudis Independent School District.
High Schools - grades 9-12 - Henrietta M. King High School, Academy High School
Middle Schools - grades 7-8 - Memorial Middle School, Santa Gertrudis
Intermediate Schools - grades 5 or 6 - Gillett Intermediate School, Santa Gertrudis
Elementary Schools - grades 2-4 - Perez Elementary School, Kleberg Elementary School, Santa Gertrudis
Primary Schools - grades PK-1* - Harrel Primary School, Harvey Primary School, Lamar Primary School, Santa Gertrudis
Alternative Schools - K.E.Y.S. Academy, LASER School
Private Schools - St.Gertrude Catholic School, Epiphany Epispcopal School (PK-G5), Presbyterian Pan American School.
• Lynn Adams, golfer. One-time winner on the LPGA Tour
• Jim Morrison, musician. Attended Flato Elementary School.
• Eva Longoria, actress and model. Attended Texas A&M- Kingsville.
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