Everything about Duval County Texas totally explained
Duval County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Texas. In 2000, its population was 13,120. It is named for
Burr H. Duval, a soldier in the
Texas Revolution who died in the
Goliad Massacre. The
seat of the county is
San Diego.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,796
square miles (4,651
km²), of which, 1,793 square miles (4,643 km²) of it's land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.17%) is water.
Major highways
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 13,120 people, 4,350 households, and 3,266 families residing in the county. The
population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 5,543 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.22%
White, 0.54%
Black or
African American, 0.53%
Native American, 0.11%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 15.46% from
other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. 87.99% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 4,350 households out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.20% were
married couples living together, 16.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the county, the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $22,416, and the median income for a family was $26,014. Males had a median income of $25,601 versus $16,250 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $11,324. About 23.00% of families and 27.20% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 35.90% of those under age 18 and 25.30% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Duval County is notorious for corrupt
politics, particularly during the mid-
20th century, when it was largely controlled by the
political machine headed by
George Parr, known as the "Duke of Duval". Like much of heavily Hispanic South Texas, it's a
Democratic stronghold. In the
2004 presidential election, it went solidly for Democrat
John F. Kerry of
Massachusetts, while
George W. Bush carried the state as a whole by a wide margin.
The
historian J. Evetts Haley ran for governor in 1956 with a threat that if elected he'd "lock up" Parr. He finished a distant fourth in the primary balloting.
Communities
Cities
Benavides
Freer
San Diego
Unincorporated areas
Concepcion
Ramirez
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