Kerrville, Texas
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Kerrville is a city in Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population was 20,425 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kerr CountyGR6. Kerrville is named for James Kerr, a major in the Texas Revolution, and friend of town founder Joshua Brown, who settled in the area to start a cypress shingle camp. [1]
Located in Texas's Hill Country, Kerrville is best known for its nearby youth summer camps, Guadalupe River RV parks, Texas' Official State Arts & Crafts Fair, the Home of HEB Grocery Stores & James Avery Jewelry, the Kerrville Folk Festival, and Schreiner University.
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[edit] Geography
Kerrville is located at (30.046487 North, -99.140498 West)GR1. This is 58 miles (93 km) northwest of San Antonio and 85 miles (137 km) west of Austin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.9 km² (16.9 mi²). 43.3 km² (16.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.36%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 20,425 people, 8,563 households, and 5,411 families residing in the city. The population density was 471.9/km² (1,222.5/mi²). There were 9,477 housing units at an average density of 219.0/km² (567.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.89% White, 2.99% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 8.20% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.73% of the population.
There were 8,563 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,085, and the median income for a family was $38,979. Males had a median income of $27,555 versus $19,923 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,193. About 11.7% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The City of Kerrville is served by the Kerrville Independent School District.
The city has also been the home of Schreiner University since 1923.
[edit] Trivia
- Founded in 1848 as "Brownsborough," the city was renamed Kerrville in 1856 when it became the county seat.[2]
- Kerrville is home to H-E-B's (the H. E. Butt Grocery Company) first store which opened in 1905, by Florence Butt.
- Kerrville was home to "The Father of Country Music" Jimmie Rodgers.
- Kerrville is the home of world-famous jeweler James Avery, ex-NFL players: William Fifer (Detroit Lions 1978), Mike Dyal (Oakland Raiders 1989-90), and John Teltschik (Philadelphia Eagles 1986-90), pro-golfer John Mahaffey (1978 PGA Champion), as well as 2006 Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, and “Hagi” Hagigholam founder of the successful food chain Mamacita's, and actor Thomas Haden Church.
- Kerrville is the home of the Texas Lions Camp as well as the Echo Hill Ranch summer camp.
- Kerrville is home to Mooney Aircraft, which was established its sole factory in Kerrville over 50 years ago and still manufactures new airplanes and parts at the same location.
- Kerrville is home to Schreiner University, a private 4-year college university which was established in 1923 by an ex-Texas Ranger, Captain Charles Schreiner. In 1981, the school was listed as one of the top regional liberal arts colleges in the Western U.S. by U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges Guide. [3]
- Kerrville is also home to the Official Texas Arts & Crafts Fair which features over 180 artisans displaying their work under large tents in concert with a variety of Texas entertainers and great food. [4]
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] External links
- City of Kerrville website
- Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair
- Kerrville, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
- 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
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