Nueces County, Texas
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Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
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Founded	1846
Seat	Corpus Christi
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,166 sq mi (3,020 km²) 836 sq mi (2,165 km²) 331 sq mi (857 km²), 28. 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. Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U 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 34%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	313,645 376/sq mi (145/km²)
Website: www.co.nueces.tx.us

Nueces 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. As of 2000, the population was 313,645. The county seat is Corpus Christi^[1] and it is part of the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U The Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in South Texas that covers three counties - Aransas, Nueces, and San Patricio Nueces County is named for the Nueces River, which flows through the county. The Nueces River is a river in the US state of Texas, approximately 315 mi (507 km long

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Major highways 1.2 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 Cities and towns 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,166 square miles (3,021 km²), of which, 836 square miles (2,165 km²) of it is land and 331 square miles (856 km²) of it (28. 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 34%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 37
• U.S. Highway 77
• U.S. Highway 181
• State Highway 44

Adjacent counties

• San Patricio County (north)
• Gulf of Mexico (east)
• Kleberg County (south)
• Jim Wells County (west)

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 313,645 people, 110,365 households, and 79,683 families residing in the county. Interstate 37 (I-37 is a intrastate Interstate Highway located within the U US Route 77 is a north-south United States highway. It is unsigned in and around Dallas Texas. US Highway 181, a north-south route is one of many intrastate United States Highways in the United States. State Highway 44 is a Texas state highway that runs from west of Encinal to Corpus Christi Texas. San Patricio County is a County located in the US state of Texas. The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world Kleberg County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 31549 Jim Wells County is a County located in the US state of Texas. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 375 people per square mile (145/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 123,041 housing units at an average density of 147 per square mile (57/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 72. 03% White, 4. 24% Black or African American, 0. 64% Native American, 1. 16% Asian, 0. 07% Pacific Islander, 18. 74% from other races, and 3. 13% from two or more races. 55. 78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 110,365 households out of which 36. 30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51. 80% were married couples living together, 15. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27. 80% were non-families. 22. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 79 and the average family size was 3. 30.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28. 40% under the age of 18, 10. 50% from 18 to 24, 28. 90% from 25 to 44, 21. 10% from 45 to 64, and 11. 20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95. 80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92. 50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,959, and the median income for a family was $41,066. Males had a median income of $31,571 versus $22,324 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,036. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 14. 70% of families and 18. 20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24. 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 00% of those under age 18 and 15. 80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Agua Dulce Aransas Pass Banquete (unincorporated) Bishop Chapman Ranch

Corpus Christi Driscoll Ingleside La Paloma-Lost Creek North San Pedro

Petronila Port Aransas Rancho Banquete Robstown San Patricio

Sandy Hollow-Escondidas Spring Garden-Terra Verde Tierra Grande

See also

• Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge

References

1. ^ Find a County. Agua Dulce is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census the population was 737 Aransas Pass is a city in Aransas, Nueces, and San Patricio Counties in the U Banquete is an unincorporated community in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Bishop is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 3305 at the 2000 census Chapman Ranch is an unincorporated community in southeastern Nueces County, Texas, United States, seven miles (11 km south of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U Driscoll is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 825 at the 2000 census Ingleside is a town in Nueces and San Patricio Counties in the U La Paloma-Lost Creek is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nueces County, Texas, United States. North San Pedro is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Petronila is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 83 at the 2000 census Port Aransas is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States, on Mustang Island, across Aransas Bay from the City of Aransas Pass Rancho Banquete is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Robstown is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States and a western suburb of Corpus Christi. San Patricio is a city in Nueces and San Patricio Counties in the U Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Spring Garden-Terra Verde is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Tierra Grande is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge is located in Corpus Christi Texas, in the southeast part of the city near the Pharaoh Valley subdivision 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
2. ^ 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

External links

• Nueces County government's website
• Nueces County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas
• Historic Nueces County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.

Coordinates: 27°44′N 97°31′W / 27.74, -97.52

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