Starr County, Texas

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Starr County, Texas
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Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1838
Seat	Rio Grande City
Area - Total - Land - Water	3,184 km² (1,229 mi²) 3,168 km² (1,223 mi²) 16 km² (6 mi²), 0.51%
Population - (2000) - Density	53,597 17/km²
Website: www.co.starr.tx.us

Starr County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 53,597. Its county seat is Rio Grande City ⁶. The county is named for James Harper Starr who had been Secretary of the Treasury for the Republic of Texas.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major Highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 History
3 Demographics
4 2004 Election
5 Cities
6 Unincorporated areas
7 Education
8 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,184 km² (1,229 mi²). 3,168 km² (1,223 mi²) of it is land and 16 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.51%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

U.S. Highway 83

[edit] Adjacent counties

Jim Hogg County (north)
Brooks County (northeast)
Hidalgo County (east)
Zapata County (west)

The Mexican state of Tamaulipas lies to the south

[edit] History

The founder of Starr County was Matias Longoria, who was awarded a land grant from the king of Spain.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 53,597 people, 14,410 households, and 12,666 families residing in the county. The population density was 17/km² (44/mi²). There were 17,589 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.92% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 9.91% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. 97.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 14,410 households out of which 54.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.50% were married couples living together, 17.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.10% were non-families. 11.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 4.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 37.40% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 16.30% from 45 to 64, and 8.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $16,504, and the median income for a family was $17,556. Males had a median income of $17,398 versus $13,533 for females. The per capita income for the county was $7,069. About 47.40% of families and 50.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 59.40% of those under age 18 and 43.30% of those age 65 or over. Starr County is one of the lowest-income counties in the United States.

[edit] 2004 Election

Starr County is among a handful of counties in Texas that gave the majority of their votes to Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.

[edit] Cities

[edit] Unincorporated areas

[edit] Education

Residents of eastern Starr County are zoned to schools in the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District.

Residents of western Starr County are zoned to schools in the Roma Independent School District.

Residents of northeastern Starr County are zoned to schools in the San Isidro Independent School District.

[edit] External links

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