Agua Dulce, Nueces County, Texas
| Agua Dulce, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 27°46′57″N 97°54′39″W / 27.7825°N 97.91083°WCoordinates: 27°46′57″N 97°54′39″W / 27.7825°N 97.91083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Nueces |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 737 |
| • Density | 2,388.1/sq mi (889.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 78330 |
| Area code(s) | 361 |
Agua Dulce is a town in Nueces County, Texas, United States. It is located on the Texas Mexican Railway at the intersection of Farm Road 70 and State Highway 44 in west central Nueces County. The name, Spanish for sweet water, refers to a nearby creek. (There is also Sweetwater in Nolan County in West Texas.)
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[edit] History
The settlement existed by the 20th century. In August 1908, the post office was established with James L. Petray as postmaster. In 1910 the Agua Dulce Independent School District was founded; Sophinia Thompson was the first teacher. The school system was consolidated with that of Bentonville in 1932. Agua Dulce profited from an oil boom in the 1930s. Several gas wells are located there, as well as the Agua Dulce oilfield, which was opened in 1928. In 1914 the population of Agua Dulce was 100, and the town had a general store, a lumber mill, a cotton gin, a blacksmith, a confectioner, and a grocer. Between 1940 and 1945 the population increased from 200 to 750. In 1961 thirty businesses were in operation. In 1990 the population was 794, and in 2000 the population had declined to 737.
[edit] Geography
Agua Dulce is located at 27°46′59″N 97°54′36″W / 27.78306°N 97.91°W (27.783077, -97.910033).[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] 2000 Census data
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 737 people, 234 households, and 200 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,338.1 people per square mile (889.2/km²). There were 257 housing units at an average density of 815.3 per square mile (310.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.38% White, 0.14% African American, 0.68% Native American, 16.15% from other races, and 3.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 66.08% of the population.
There were 234 households out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.46.
In the city the population was 32.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,406, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $27,375 versus $18,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,847. About 22.0% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.0% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
Agua Dulce is served by the Agua Dulce Independent School District.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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