Guadalupe County, Texas

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Guadalupe County, Texas
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Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1846
Seat	Seguin
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,850 km² (714 mi²)  sq mi ( km²) 8 km² (3 mi²), 0.42%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	89,023 48/km²
Website: www.co.guadalupe.tx.us

Guadalupe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 89,023. Its county seat is Seguin⁶. Guadalupe is named for the Guadalupe River.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Major Highways 1.2 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 Cities and towns 4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,850 km² (714 mi²). 1,842 km² (711 mi²) of it is land and 8 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.42%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

• interstate 10
• U.S. Highway 90
• U.S. Highway 90 Alternate
• State Highway 46 (Texas)
• State Highway 123 (Texas)

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Hays County (north)
• Caldwell County (northeast)
• Gonzales County (southeast)
• Wilson County (south)
• Bexar County (southwest)
• Comal County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 89,023 people, 30,900 households, and 23,823 families residing in the county. The population density was 48/km² (125/mi²). There were 33,585 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.65% White, 5.01% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 12.76% from other races, and 3.07% from two or more races. 33.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 30,900 households out of which 38.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.90% were non-families. 18.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,949, and the median income for a family was $49,645. Males had a median income of $32,450 versus $23,811 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,430. About 7.30% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Cibolo
• Geronimo
• Kingsbury
• Marion
• McQueeney
• New Berlin
• Northcliff
• Redwood
• Santa Clara
• Schertz
• Seguin
• Zuehl

[edit] External links

• Guadalupe County government's website
• Guadalupe County from the Handbook of Texas Online