Hitchcock, Texas

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Hitchcock is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,386 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Hitchcock is located at 29°20′19″N, 95°0′39″W (29.338715, -95.010861)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 238.3 km² (92.0 mi²). 172.1 km² (66.5 mi²) of it is land and 66.2 km² (25.5 mi²) of it (27.77%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,386 people, 2,434 households, and 1,737 families residing in the city. The population density was 37.1/km² (96.1/mi²). There were 2,754 housing units at an average density of 16.0/km² (41.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.96% White, 32.81% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.76% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.73% of the population.

There were 2,434 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,848, and the median income for a family was $35,013. Males had a median income of $31,098 versus $22,340 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,964. About 16.3% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.3% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Most of the city of Hitchcock is served by the Hitchcock Independent School District.

Some of Hitchcock is served by the Santa Fe Independent School District.

All of Hitchcock is served by the College of the Mainland.

Our Lady of Lourdes School, a Roman Catholic elementary school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is in Hitchcock [1].

[edit] External links

Historic Images from the Genevieve Miller Public Library, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
Handbook of Texas Online article
Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 29.338715° -95.010861°
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

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