Starr County, Texas
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Congressional district | 28th |
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Starr County is located in the
Starr County comprises the Rio Grande City
The county population is almost entirely Hispanic or Latino. With 97.7% of its population identifying as such, it is the county with the
History
From 2000 to 2010, the population of Starr County increased from 53,597 to 60,968.[5]
Geography
According to the
Major highways
Adjacent counties and municipalities
- Jim Hogg County (north)
- Brooks County (northeast)
- Hidalgo County (east)
- Zapata County (northwest)
- Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico (south)
- Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico (northwest)
- Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, Mexico (south)
- Mier Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico (south)
- Miguel Alemán Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico (south)
National protected area
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 2,406 | — | |
1870 | 4,154 | 72.7% | |
1880 | 8,304 | 99.9% | |
1890 | 10,749 | 29.4% | |
1900 | 11,469 | 6.7% | |
1910 | 13,151 | 14.7% | |
1920 | 11,089 | −15.7% | |
1930 | 11,409 | 2.9% | |
1940 | 13,312 | 16.7% | |
1950 | 13,948 | 4.8% | |
1960 | 17,137 | 22.9% | |
1970 | 17,707 | 3.3% | |
1980 | 27,266 | 54.0% | |
1990 | 40,518 | 48.6% | |
2000 | 53,597 | 32.3% | |
2010 | 60,968 | 13.8% | |
2020 | 65,920 | 8.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850–2010[8] 2010–2014[9] |
Race | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White (NH)
|
2,449 | 1,171 | 4.02% | 1.78% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
15 | 31 | 0.02% | 0.05% |
Alaska Native (NH)
|
17 | 8 | 0.03% | 0.01% |
Asian (NH) | 119 | 100 | 0.2% | 0.15% |
Some other race (NH) | 5 | 98 | 0.01% | 0.15% |
Mixed/multiracial (NH) | 26 | 119 | 0.04% | 0.18% |
Hispanic or Latino | 58,337 | 64,393 | 95.68% | 97.68% |
Total | 60,968 | 65,920 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the
As of the
Of the 14,410 households, 54.7% had children under 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were not families. About 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65or older. The average household size was 3.69, and the average family size was 4.01.
In the county, the age distribution was 37.4% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $16,504, and for a family was $17,556. Males had a median income of $17,398 versus $13,533 for females. The
As of 2009 the median household income was $22,418.[5]
Economy
Starr County is especially known for
Education
Residents of eastern Starr County are zoned to schools in the
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville operates area Catholic schools. Immaculate Conception School, located in Rio Grande City and founded in 1884, is the only Catholic school in Starr County and provides a faith-based pre-K through eighth-grade education to approximately 250 students each year.
All of the county is in the service area of South Texas College.[19]
Government and Politics
Law enforcement
In the 1970s and into the 1980s, federal law-enforcement officials concentrated their efforts against drug smuggling on Starr County.[20]
On May 1, 2009, the former sheriff of Starr County, Reymundo Guerra, a
In April 2016, Starr County
Presidential elections
Starr County has long been a strongly Democratic county, but has suffered from low voter turnout with only about 20% of its 53,000 residents voting. No
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 8,247 | 47.06% | 9,123 | 52.06% | 155 | 0.88% |
2016 | 2,224 | 18.94% | 9,289 | 79.12% | 227 | 1.93% |
2012 | 1,547 | 13.02% | 10,260 | 86.34% | 76 | 0.64% |
2008 | 1,492 | 15.24% | 8,274 | 84.50% | 26 | 0.27% |
2004 | 2,552 | 26.09% | 7,199 | 73.60% | 30 | 0.31% |
2000 | 1,911 | 22.58% | 6,505 | 76.85% | 48 | 0.57% |
1996 | 756 | 10.41% | 6,312 | 86.94% | 192 | 2.64% |
1992 | 1,209 | 13.05% | 7,668 | 82.80% | 384 | 4.15% |
1988 | 1,218 | 14.83% | 6,958 | 84.74% | 35 | 0.43% |
1984 | 1,658 | 24.70% | 5,047 | 75.18% | 8 | 0.12% |
1980 | 1,389 | 22.21% | 4,782 | 76.48% | 82 | 1.31% |
1976 | 664 | 12.47% | 4,646 | 87.25% | 15 | 0.28% |
1972 | 2,389 | 41.82% | 3,320 | 58.11% | 4 | 0.07% |
1968 | 1,374 | 25.60% | 3,922 | 73.08% | 71 | 1.32% |
1964 | 678 | 14.30% | 4,056 | 85.53% | 8 | 0.17% |
1960 | 280 | 6.46% | 4,051 | 93.49% | 2 | 0.05% |
1956 | 547 | 16.71% | 2,727 | 83.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 620 | 16.87% | 3,055 | 83.13% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 179 | 8.18% | 1,996 | 91.22% | 13 | 0.59% |
1944 | 68 | 4.87% | 1,312 | 94.05% | 15 | 1.08% |
1940 | 68 | 5.36% | 1,200 | 94.64% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 320 | 12.22% | 2,289 | 87.43% | 9 | 0.34% |
1932 | 32 | 4.07% | 754 | 95.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 79 | 9.69% | 736 | 90.31% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 23 | 2.95% | 756 | 97.05% | 0 | 0.00% |
1920 | 89 | 17.55% | 418 | 82.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 115 | 18.23% | 516 | 81.77% | 0 | 0.00% |
1912 | 252 | 27.16% | 674 | 72.63% | 2 | 0.22% |
Communities
As of 2011, Starr County had approximately 55 colonias. By that year, many families were moving to the colonias.[5]
Between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, Starr County went through many changes. Four CDPs were deleted, one gained area, 12 lost area, and 92 new CDPs were created. Only 11 remained unchanged.[28]
Cities
- Escobares
- La Grulla
- Rio Grande City (county seat)
- Roma
Unincorporated communities
Former communities
Census-designated places
- Airport Heights
- Alto Bonito Heights
- Amada Acres
- Anacua
- B and E
- Barrera
- Benjamin Perez
- Buena Vista
- Camargito
- Campo Verde
- Casa Blanca
- Casas
- Chaparrito
- Chapeno
- Delmita
- East Alto Bonito
- East Lopez
- El Brazil
- El Castillo
- El Cenizo
- El Chaparral
- El Mesquite
- El Quiote
- El Rancho Vela
- El Refugio
- El Socio
- Elias-Fela Solis
- Escobar I (former)
- Eugenio Saenz
- Evergreen
- Falcon Heights
- Falcon Village
- Falconaire
- Fernando Salinas
- Flor del Rio
- Fronton
- Fronton Ranchettes
- Garceno
- Garciasville
- Garza-Salinas II
- Guadalupe-Guerra
- Gutierrez
- H. Cuellar Estates
- Hilltop
- Indio
- Jardin de San Julian
- JF Villarreal
- La Carla
- La Casita
- La Chuparosa
- La Escondida
- La Esperanza
- La Loma de Falcon
- La Minita
- La Paloma Ranchettes
- La Puerta
- La Rosita
- La Victoria
- Lago Vista
- Las Lomas
- Loma Linda East
- Loma Linda West
- Loma Vista
- Longoria
- Los Alvarez
- Los Arrieros
- Los Barreras
- Los Ebanos
- Manuel Garcia
- Manuel Garcia II
- Martinez
- Mesquite
- Mi Ranchito Estate
- Miguel Barrera
- Mikes
- Moraida
- Narciso Pena
- Netos
- Nina
- North Escobares
- Northridge
- Old Escobares (former)
- Olivia Lopez de Gutierrez
- Olmito and Olmito
- Pablo Pena
- Palo Blanco
- Pena
- Quesada
- Rafael Pena
- Ramirez-Perez
- Ramos
- Ranchitos del Norte
- Rancho Viejo
- Regino Ramirez
- Rivera (former)
- Rivereno
- Roma Creek
- Salineño
- Salineño North
- Sammy Martinez
- San Fernando
- San Isidro
- San Juan
- Sandoval
- Santa Anna
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Rosa
- Santel
- Sunset
- Tierra Dorada
- Valle Hermoso
- Valle Vista
- Victoria Vera
- Villarreal
- West Alto Bonito
- Zarate
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Starr County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Starr County
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