Goliad County, Texas

Coordinates: 28°39′N 97°26′W / 28.65°N 97.43°W / 28.65; -97.43
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Goliad County
UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district27th
Websitewww.co.goliad.tx.us

Goliad County (

Miguel Hidalgo; "Goliad" is an anagram,[3] minus the silent H. The county was created in 1836 and organized the next year.[4]

Goliad County is a part of the

Metropolitan Statistical Area
.

History

Coahuiltecan peoples, were Indigenous peoples who lived in what became Goliad County.[5] A 1727 Spanish map records them living in the area.[5]

The first declaration of independence for the

Alamo
! Remember Goliad!" Although many remember the Alamo today, fewer remember Goliad. The site of the massacre is located near Presidio la Bahia, just south of the town of Goliad.

In 1874,

Mexican army captain who fought in the Texas Revolution, was lynched, along with his two sons, by a mob who suspected them of murdering a neighboring family in Goliad County.[6]

Goliad County is also the birthplace of General Ignacio Zaragoza, who led the Mexican army against the invading forces of Napoleon III in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 ("Cinco de Mayo").

Geography

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 859 square miles (2,220 km2), of which 852 square miles (2,210 km2) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (0.9%) is water.[7]

Major highways

  • U.S. Highway 59
    • Interstate 69W is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
  • U.S. Highway 183
  • State Highway 119
  • State Highway 239
  • Farm to Market Road 81
  • Farm to Market Road 622
  • Farm to Market Road 883

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850648—
18603,384422.2%
18703,6287.2%
18805,83260.7%
18905,9101.3%
19008,31040.6%
19109,90919.2%
19209,348−5.7%
193010,0938.0%
19408,798−12.8%
19506,219−29.3%
19605,429−12.7%
19704,869−10.3%
19805,1936.7%
19905,98015.2%
20006,92815.9%
20107,2104.1%
20207,012−2.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1850–2010[9] 2020[10]
Goliad County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[11] Pop 2020[10] % 2010 % 2020
White
alone (NH) 		4,337 4,246 60.15% 60.55%
Black or African American
alone (NH) 		310 235 4.30% 3.35%
Alaska Native
alone (NH) 		29 18 0.40% 0.26%
Asian alone (NH) 11 24 0.15% 0.34%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 6 16 0.08% 0.23%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 55 185 0.76% 2.64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,462 2,288 34.15% 32.63%
Total 7,210 7,012 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

As of the

Latino
of any race.

There were 2,644 households, out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.90% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,201, and the median income for a family was $40,446. Males had a median income of $30,954 versus $20,028 for females. The

poverty line
, including 25.70% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Goliad County is served by the Goliad Independent School District.

Communities

City

Unincorporated communities

Politics

United States presidential election results for Goliad County, Texas[13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 3,085 77.22% 877 21.95% 33 0.83%
2016 2,620 70.66% 973 26.24% 115 3.10%
2012 2,294 66.34% 1,127 32.59% 37 1.07%
2008 2,298 62.87% 1,329 36.36% 28 0.77%
2004 2,267 64.75% 1,219 34.82% 15 0.43%
2000 2,108 62.15% 1,233 36.35% 51 1.50%
1996 1,335 50.66% 1,135 43.07% 165 6.26%
1992 1,236 43.66% 1,069 37.76% 526 18.58%
1988 1,427 51.11% 1,358 48.64% 7 0.25%
1984 1,540 64.79% 836 35.17% 1 0.04%
1980 1,170 51.16% 1,081 47.27% 36 1.57%
1976 846 48.87% 875 50.55% 10 0.58%
1972 1,018 68.60% 464 31.27% 2 0.13%
1968 707 45.52% 690 44.43% 156 10.05%
1964 549 35.63% 990 64.24% 2 0.13%
1960 741 50.93% 711 48.87% 3 0.21%
1956 902 72.33% 338 27.11% 7 0.56%
1952 1,065 70.16% 452 29.78% 1 0.07%
1948 450 43.48% 454 43.86% 131 12.66%
1944 609 45.18% 641 47.55% 98 7.27%
1940 580 39.92% 868 59.74% 5 0.34%
1936 323 21.38% 1,184 78.36% 4 0.26%
1932 170 9.90% 1,542 89.76% 6 0.35%
1928 554 54.10% 468 45.70% 2 0.20%
1924 438 32.86% 733 54.99% 162 12.15%
1920 513 44.11% 448 38.52% 202 17.37%
1916 548 45.03% 605 49.71% 64 5.26%
1912 425 39.57% 500 46.55% 149 13.87%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Goliad County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 139.
  4. ^ "Goliad County". Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association. May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Campbell, Thomas N. (April 26, 2007). "Indian Groups at Mission Concepcion". San Antonio Missions. National Park Service. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Marsh, Gloria Candelaria (August 6, 2003). "Handbook of Texas Online:Juan Moya". Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  8. US Census Bureau
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  9. ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Goliad County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Goliad County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  13. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

External links

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