Frio County, Texas
Frio County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 23rd |
Website | www |
Frio County is a
Geography
According to the
Major highways
- Interstate 35
- U.S. Highway 57
- State Highway 85
- State Highway 173
- FM 140
- FM 1582
Adjacent counties
- Medina County (north)
- Atascosa County (east)
- McMullen County (southeast)
- La Salle County (south)
- Dimmit County (southwest)
- Zavala County (west)
- Uvalde County (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 42 | — | |
1870 | 309 | 635.7% | |
1880 | 2,130 | 589.3% | |
1890 | 3,112 | 46.1% | |
1900 | 4,200 | 35.0% | |
1910 | 8,895 | 111.8% | |
1920 | 9,286 | 4.4% | |
1930 | 9,411 | 1.3% | |
1940 | 9,207 | −2.2% | |
1950 | 10,357 | 12.5% | |
1960 | 10,112 | −2.4% | |
1970 | 11,159 | 10.4% | |
1980 | 13,785 | 23.5% | |
1990 | 13,472 | −2.3% | |
2000 | 16,252 | 20.6% | |
2010 | 17,217 | 5.9% | |
2020 | 18,385 | 6.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1850–2010[7] 2010–2014[8] 2020[1] |
Race | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White (NH)
|
2,796 | 3,053 | 16.24% | 16.61% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
524 | 705 | 3.04% | 3.83% |
Alaska Native (NH)
|
38 | 49 | 0.22% | 0.27% |
Asian (NH) | 362 | 199 | 2.1% | 1.08% |
Pacific Islander (NH) | 1 | 9 | 0.01% | 0.05% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 29 | 81 | 0.17% | 0.44% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 66 | 118 | 0.38% | 0.64% |
Hispanic or Latino | 13,401 | 14,171 | 77.84% | 77.08% |
Total | 17,217 | 18,385 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,385 people, 4,673 households, and 3,306 families residing in the county.
As of the
Of the 4,743 households, 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.20% were not families. About 20.60% of all households was made up of individuals, and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the county, the population was distributed as 28.70% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 30.80% from 25 to 44, 18.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $24,504, and for a family was $26,578. Males had a median income of $23,810 versus $16,498 for females. The
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,823 | 53.48% | 2,422 | 45.88% | 34 | 0.64% |
2016 | 1,856 | 42.18% | 2,444 | 55.55% | 100 | 2.27% |
2012 | 1,559 | 39.29% | 2,376 | 59.88% | 33 | 0.83% |
2008 | 1,644 | 40.47% | 2,405 | 59.21% | 13 | 0.32% |
2004 | 1,991 | 50.66% | 1,931 | 49.13% | 8 | 0.20% |
2000 | 1,774 | 42.97% | 2,317 | 56.13% | 37 | 0.90% |
1996 | 1,225 | 29.94% | 2,593 | 63.37% | 274 | 6.70% |
1992 | 1,275 | 29.52% | 2,377 | 55.04% | 667 | 15.44% |
1988 | 1,505 | 33.16% | 3,016 | 66.46% | 17 | 0.37% |
1984 | 2,003 | 42.90% | 2,656 | 56.89% | 10 | 0.21% |
1980 | 1,753 | 37.55% | 2,849 | 61.03% | 66 | 1.41% |
1976 | 1,280 | 32.75% | 2,598 | 66.48% | 30 | 0.77% |
1972 | 1,904 | 54.23% | 1,588 | 45.23% | 19 | 0.54% |
1968 | 795 | 32.69% | 1,330 | 54.69% | 307 | 12.62% |
1964 | 607 | 28.67% | 1,507 | 71.19% | 3 | 0.14% |
1960 | 713 | 39.83% | 1,068 | 59.66% | 9 | 0.50% |
1956 | 825 | 47.94% | 886 | 51.48% | 10 | 0.58% |
1952 | 1,011 | 50.52% | 983 | 49.13% | 7 | 0.35% |
1948 | 345 | 25.73% | 898 | 66.96% | 98 | 7.31% |
1944 | 293 | 21.40% | 951 | 69.47% | 125 | 9.13% |
1940 | 236 | 18.85% | 1,012 | 80.83% | 4 | 0.32% |
1936 | 193 | 15.83% | 1,019 | 83.59% | 7 | 0.57% |
1932 | 142 | 12.46% | 998 | 87.54% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 673 | 72.21% | 258 | 27.68% | 1 | 0.11% |
1924 | 158 | 19.55% | 637 | 78.84% | 13 | 1.61% |
1920 | 102 | 19.17% | 421 | 79.14% | 9 | 1.69% |
1916 | 55 | 11.68% | 410 | 87.05% | 6 | 1.27% |
1912 | 25 | 5.07% | 418 | 84.79% | 50 | 10.14% |
Frio County has generally leaned Democratic at the presidential level, although it has sometimes voted Republican, including the elections of 2004 and 2020.
Communities
Cities
Census-designated places
Unincorporated area
Ghost town
Education
School districts include:[15]
- Charlotte Independent School District
- Devine Independent School District
- Dilley Independent School District
- Hondo Independent School District
- Pearsall Independent School District
The designated community college is Southwest Texas Junior College.[16]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Frio County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Frio County
- Winter Garden Region
References
- ^ a b "2020 Census Data". data.census.gov.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 132.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- US Census Bureau.
- ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ https://www.census.gov [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
External links
- Frio County Government
- Frio County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Historic Frio County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
- Frio County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties Archived June 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine