Val Verde County, Texas

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Val Verde County, Texas
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File:Map of Texas highlighting Val Verde County.png Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the USA
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Founded	1885
Seat	Del Rio
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²), 1.92%
wikipedia:Population  - (2000)  - Density	44856

Val Verde County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 44,856. Its county seat is Del Rio⁶.

Val Verde, which means "green valley," was named for a Civil War battle. In 1862, soldiers of Sibley's Brigade took part in the Texas invasion of New Mexico Territory, where they captured several artillery pieces at the Battle of Val Verde. The battle is memorialized both in the name of the county and a small settlement in Milam County.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Major Highways 1.2 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 Economy 4 Cities and towns 5 External link

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,372 km² (3,232 sq mi). 8,211 km² (3,170 sq mi) of it is land and 161 km² (62 sq mi) of it (1.92%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

• U.S. Highway 90
• U.S. Highway 277
• U.S. Highway 377
• State Highway 163

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Crockett County (north)
• Sutton County (northeast)
• Edwards County (east)
• Kinney County (east)
• Terrell County (west)

The Mexican state of Coahuila lies to the south.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 44,856 people, 14,151 households, and 11,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 5/km² (14/sq mi). There were 16,288 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.36% White, 1.54% Black or African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 18.22% from other races, and 2.60% from two or more races. 75.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 14,151 households out of which 42.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were married couples living together, 13.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.00% were non-families. 17.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.55.

In the county, the population was spread out with 32.10% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 19.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

[edit] Economy

The median income for a household in the county was $28,376, and the median income for a family was $31,434. Males had a median income of $26,485 versus $18,039 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,096. About 22.10% of families and 26.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.80% of those under age 18 and 26.40% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Box Canyon-Amistad Cienegas Terrace

Comstock Del Rio

Lake View Langtry

Laughlin AFB Val Verde Park

[edit] External link

• Val Verde County from the Handbook of Texas Online

State of Texas Austin (capital)

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Coordinates: 29°53′N 101°09′W / 29.89, -101.15

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