Zavalla, Texas

Zavalla, Texas
City
Location of Zavalla, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Angelina
Area
• Total	2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2)
• Land	2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	223 ft (68 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	647
• Density	306.6/sq mi (118.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75980
Area code	936
FIPS code	48-80728Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1372084Template:GR

Zavalla is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The population was 647 at the 2000 census. The town is named for Lorenzo de Zavala, a Mexican rancher, politician, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence who served as the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 647 people, 268 households, and 176 families residing in the city. The population density was 306.6 people per square mile (118.4/km²). There were 340 housing units at an average density of 161.1/sq mi (62.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.68% White, 0.46% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population which includes the Dixon family.

There were 268 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,806, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $30,577 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,049. About 22.0% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Zavalla has a very horrible school, with good teachers, who just dont know what to teach.

Trivia

• Zavalla is a featured location in the hit internet video blogging series LonelyGirl15.
• Zavalla is also home to ZavallaJack, a 3D cartoon character created by a local programmer who hobbies with 3D. ZavallaJack made his debut in the spring of 2009 as the lead role in the Youtube video "ZavallaJack the Awakening". He has since been followed by an ever growing crowd of 3D bloggers worldwide.
• Zavalla has had over 20 "claimed" Sasquatch sightings in the area, they have nicknamed the beast Chaston after one of the locals

People- Zavalla is also known for its large population of doushe bags, there are many children who attend the local high school. They like to call themselves black even though they are transparent white. Some of the people think they run the entire town, even though in actuality the only reasons people are their friends is because they have nothing better to do with their time. People say a small school is good, but not if all you learn is how to dribble a ball and make fun of other people who you have known your whole life. If you are from Zavalla and you are reading this, then please try to remember that everything is not what it seems. And things change, so dont always get to comfortable.

External links

• Handbook of Texas article about Zavalla