Beeville, Texas
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Beeville is a city in Bee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,129 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bee CountyGR6.
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[edit] History and culture
The site was first settled by the Burke, Carroll, and Heffernan families in the 1830s; it was first named "Maryville", then renamed "Beeville" after Barnard E. Bee, Sr., who served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas. It was then called "Beeville-on-the-Poesta", with a nearby community "Beeville-on-the-Medio" seven miles to the west. In 1859 Beeville's first post office opened.
In 1880 the population was about 300 people In 1886 the first railroad came to town, and the population exceeded 1,000 by the end of the decade.
Beeville was incorporated as a town in 1890, but the incorporation was dissolved the following year. In 1900 the population was 2,311. Beeville was reincorporated as a town in 1908.
In 1920 the population was 3,062. The town streets were paved in 1921. The Texas oil boom bought new residents to town, and in 1930 the population was 4,806.
There were 9,348 people in Beeville according to the 1950 census.
The United States Navy operated the Beeville Naval Air Station, which trained Navy airplane pilots during World War II from 1943 through 1946. The base was reopened in 1952 as NAS Chase Field, continuing in operation through 1992.
In 1967, the town was inundated by 30 inches of rain during Hurricane Beulah.
The baseball player Eddie Taubensee is from Beeville. Also, Rudy Jaramillo, the Texas Ranger's batting coach is from Beeville.
Beeville provides tours of the Berclair Mansion (an 18th century mansion in nearby Berclair, TX ((actually located in Goliad County)) that is rumored to be haunted) on the last Sunday of every month for a fee.
[edit] Geography
Beeville is located at (28.405498, -97.750757)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.8 km² (6.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 13,129 people, 4,697 households, and 3,287 families residing in the city. The population density was 829.6/km² (2,149.7/mi²). There were 5,539 housing units at an average density of 350.0/km² (906.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.08% White, 2.87% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 20.63% from other races, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.67% of the population.
There were 4,697 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,475, and the median income for a family was $27,794. Males had a median income of $26,761 versus $20,411 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,027. About 26.5% of families and 30.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.8% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
Beeville is served by the Beeville Independent School District.
[edit] External links
- Beeville Bee-Picayune - the local newspaper
- Beeville.net
- Beeville on TexasEscapes.com
- Small Town History: Beeville, Texas
- Handbook of Texas Online article about Beeville
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
