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City of San Angelo
City
Nickname: 
The Shining Star of Texas
Location within the state of Texas
Location within the state of Texas
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTom Green
Government
 • MayorJ.W. Lown
Area
 • Total58.2 sq mi (150.9 km2)
 • Land55.9 sq mi (144.8 km2)
 • Water2.3 sq mi (6.1 km2)
Elevation
1,844 ft (562 m)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total103,772
 • Density1,582/sq mi (610.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code325
FIPS code48-64472Template:GR
GNIS feature ID1375953Template:GR
Websitehttp://www.sanangelotexas.org

San Angelo is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States,Template:GR in West-Central Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 88,439.

The city began as a frontier town near Fort Concho, which was established in 1867. The town grew quickly in the 1880s after becoming the county seat and especially after the railroad arrived in 1888.[1]

San Angelo is home to Angelo State University.

Local sports teams include the San Angelo Colts, a United League Baseball minor league team, the San Angelo Stampede Express, a minor league indoor football team and the Angelo State University Ram's.

Goodfellow Air Force Base is also located at the city's outskirts. The primary tasks of the units stationed there are intelligence and firefighter training.

Mathis Field (also known as San Angelo Regional Airport - SJT) is the commercial airport serving the city.

San Angelo's main newspaper is the San Angelo Standard-Times.

San Angelo has three local TV stations: KSAN/3, which is an NBC affiliate, KIDY/6, which is a Fox affiliate, and KLST/8, which is a CBS affiliate. The ABC Affiliate, KTXS is located in Abilene, TX (market 164), but has a low-powered transmitter in San Angelo and provides San Angelo with ABC programming via the call letters of KTXE.

Geography and climate

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 58.2 square miles (150.9 km²), of which, 55.9 square miles (144.8 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.1 km²) of it (4.03%) is water.

Climate data for San Angelo, Texas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Source: National Weather Service[2]

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 88,439 people, 34,006 households, and 22,409 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,582.2 people per square mile (610.8/km²). There were 37,699 housing units at an average density of 674.5/sq mi (260.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.10% White, 4.73% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 13.96% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.15% of the population.

There were 34,006 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,232, and the median income for a family was $38,665. Males had a median income of $27,532 versus $20,470 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,289. About 11.6% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Angelo State University, Student Center

Almost all of San Angelo is in the San Angelo Independent School District. Small parts of San Angelo are served by the Wall Independent School District (SE San Angelo) and the Grape Creek-Pulliam Independent School District (NW San Angelo). San Angelo is home to Angelo State University and a branch campus of Howard College.

Notable residents

Part of the movie The Rookie starring Dennis Quaid was filmed in San Angelo on the baseball fields at the corner of Knickerbocker Rd and Johnson Ave.

Marty Robbins wrote a song, "San Angelo," which he recorded and released on his 1960 album, More Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs. The recording has since resurfaced on many Robbins compilations.

The city is mentioned in the Hank Williams, Jr. song "Texas Women."

San Angelo is one of the Texas cities listed in Tex Williams's Western swing song "I've Got Texas In My Soul."

The city is mentioned in Texas country artist Mark David Manders's song, "Leaving San Angelo."

Part of the Cormac McCarthy novel All The Pretty Horses is set in San Angelo, as is the 2000 movie adaptation. The crew of the movie version scouted locations in San Angelo, and actors Matt Damon and Henry Thomas visited the city, but no filming took place there.

The Christian rock band Third Day has a song called "San Angelo" on their "Wire" album.

Country artist Aaron Watson has a hit single named "San Angelo" on his album of the same name.

Roger Miller included a song entitled "Tom Green County Fair" on one of his albums.

References

  1. ^ Duke, Escal F. "San Angelo, Texas (from The Handbook of Texas Online)". Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  2. ^ National Weather Service San Angelo
  3. ^ See obituary in The New York Times, August 18, 2008

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