| Caldwell County, Texas | |
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 Location in the state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1848 |
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| Seat | Lockhart |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
547 sq mi (1,417 km²) 545 sq mi (1,412 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Lockhart is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. It is the County seat of Caldwell County. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 31% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
32,194 60/sq mi (23/km²) |
Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. Greater Austin (officially known as the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan statistical area) is a five-county Metropolitan area in Central Texas, anchored by In 2000, the population was 32,194. Its county seat is Lockhart[1]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Lockhart is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. It is the County seat of Caldwell County. Caldwell County was named in 1848, after Matthew Caldwell, a ranger captain who fought in the Battle of Plum Creek against the Comanches and later against Santa Anna's armies during the Texas Revolution and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The Battle of Plum Creek was a clash between militia and Rangers of the Republic of Texas and a huge Comanche war party under Chief Buffalo Hump, which took place The Comanche are a Native American ethnic group whose range (the Comancheria) consisted of present-day eastern New Mexico, southern Colorado Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón ( February 21, 1794 &ndash June 21, 1876) often known as Santa The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2 1835 to April 21 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas portion of the Mexican The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 547 square miles (1,418 km²), of which, 545 square miles (1,413 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 31%) is water.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Travis County (north)
- Bastrop County (northeast)
- Fayette County (southeast)
- Gonzales County (south)
- Guadalupe County (southwest)
- Hays County (northwest)
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 32,194 people, 10,816 households, and 8,079 families residing in the county. In the US state of Texas, Interstate 10 is the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at US Route 183 is a north-south United States highway. US 183 was the last US route to be completely paved State Highway 80 or SH 80 is a State highway in the US state of Texas that runs 83 miles from San Marcos to Karnes City Travis County is located in the US state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. Bastrop County is a County located in the US state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. Fayette County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000 the population was 21804 Gonzales County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Guadalupe County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Hays County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 97589 A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 59 people per square mile (23/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 11,901 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 70. 13% White, 8. 50% Black or African American, 0. 61% Native American, 0. 34% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 17. 66% from other races, and 2. 74% from two or more races. 40. 44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 10,816 households out of which 37. 00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56. 00% were married couples living together, 13. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25. 30% were non-families. 21. 20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 82 and the average family size was 3. 28.
In the county, the population was spread out with 28. 30% under the age of 18, 8. 50% from 18 to 24, 29. 80% from 25 to 44, 20. 80% from 45 to 64, and 12. 50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97. 50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92. 70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,573, and the median income for a family was $41,300. Males had a median income of $29,295 versus $21,595 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,099. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 10. 40% of families and 13. 10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 10% of those under age 18 and 15. 40% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities and towns
Unincorporated areas
References
- ^ Find a County. Lockhart is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. It is the County seat of Caldwell County. Luling is a city in Caldwell and Guadalupe County, Texas, along the San Marcos River. Martindale is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. Niederwald is a city in Caldwell and Hays Counties in the US state of Texas. San Marcos is a city in the US state of Texas, and is the county seat of Hays County. Uhland is a city in Caldwell and Hays Counties in the US state of Texas. Dale is an unincorporated community in northeastern Caldwell County, Texas, United States. Maxwell is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. Prairie Lea is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. St John Colony is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
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