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Bee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is Beeville.[1]

Bee County
U.S. county
The Bee County Courthouse in Beeville was built in 1913.
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 28°25′N 97°44′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1858
Named for	Barnard E. Bee, Sr.
Seat	Beeville
Largest city	Beeville
Area
• Total	880 sq mi (2,300 km2)
• Land	880 sq mi (2,300 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.01%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	31,047
• Density	35.3/sq mi (13.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	34th
Website	co.bee.tx.us

As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,047.[2] The Beeville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Bee County.

The county was founded December 8, 1857, and organized the next year.[3] It is named for Barnard E. Bee, Sr., a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas.

History

On December 8, 1857, the Texas Legislature formed Bee County from sections of Refugio, Live Oak, San Patricio, Goliad and Karnes counties, naming it for Colonel Barnard Elliot Bee who served the Republic of Texas as Sam Houston's Secretary of War and Mirabeau B. Lamar's Secretary of State.[4]

During the Anglo-American land speculation of the 1830s, the area's earliest settlers were mainly Irish immigrants, but by the late 1840s and early 1850s the rise of Jacksonian expansionism inspired Southern whites from the North and South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi to occupy and build settlements in the area.[5]

As the constitution of the Republic of Texas no longer recognized the Catholic Church (or any church) as the state religion and slave-holding settlers came to dominate the area in the 1840s, small Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist congregations began forming with sustained missionary support from these denominations. While research suggests that Baptists and Methodists comprised 65 percent of all Texas congregations by 1870,[6] the reader would be well advised to consider the following contextual factors to avoid falsely minimizing Catholic influence across Texas in general and Bee County in particular:

• A basic familiarity with the unique realities of Catholic-church operations (e.g., holding the Mass as many as six or seven times each Sabbath) suggests that the proliferation of Protestant sanctuaries might not indicate numerical domination or evangelical success.
• Unique global ecclesial priorities and the socio-economic class of local congregants, given the decades of murder and dispossession targeting Spanish-speaking landowners and professionals in South Texas, likely limited the capital available for church construction.
• The repeated official desecration of prominent Catholic churches (e.g., Texas Ranger and militia use of saints' statues for target practice at venerable San Antonio missions) likely dampened the interest among Catholic pastors and congregants to invest in physical infrastructure.

Courthouse

The Bee County Courthouse was designed by the architect William Charles Stephenson, originally from Buffalo, New York. The original courthouse, completed in 1912, cost $72,000. He also sculpted the "Justice Is Blind" monument (In his own words, an "Enlightened Justice") that tops the courthouse; he intentionally chose the "unblindfolded" concept. The structure uses the Chicago window style of a glass pane flanked by two narrow ones. It is classical with the grand portico having Corinthian columns at the entry.[7]

Stephenson also designed the Rialto Theater in Beeville, now used for special occasion, not the running of films, which is located close to the Joe Barnhart Library. He helped construct the death mask of U.S. President William McKinley, who was assassinated in Buffalo in 1901. Stephenson also designed the courthouse in McMullen County, Texas and many other buildings, grand homes, schools, churches, and commercial buildings in and around Beeville.[7]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 880 square miles (2,300 km²), of which 880 square miles (2,300 km²) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.01%) is covered by water.[8] The Aransas River forms in Bee County, southwest of Beeville and north of Skidmore.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 59
  • Interstate 69W is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
• U.S. Highway 181
• State Highway 72
• State Highway 202
• State Highway 359
• Farm to Market Road 673
• Farm to Market Road 799
• Farm to Market Road 833

Adjacent counties

• Karnes County (north)
• Goliad County (northeast)
• Refugio County (east)
• San Patricio County (southeast)
• Live Oak County (west)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	910		—
1870	1,082		18.9%
1880	2,298		112.4%
1890	3,720		61.9%
1900	7,720		107.5%
1910	12,090		56.6%
1920	12,137		0.4%
1930	15,721		29.5%
1940	16,481		4.8%
1950	18,174		10.3%
1960	23,755		30.7%
1970	22,737		−4.3%
1980	26,030		14.5%
1990	25,135		−3.4%
2000	32,359		28.7%
2010	31,861		−1.5%
2020	31,047		−2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1850–2010[10] 2010–2020[2]

Bee County racial/ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[lower-alpha 1]

Race	Pop 2010[13]	Pop 2020[14]	% 2010	% 2020
White (NH)	10,967	8,600	34.42%	27.7%
Black or African American (NH)	2,525	2,316	7.93%	7.46%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	70	54	0.22%	0.17%
Asian (NH)	162	211	0.51%	0.68%
Pacific Islander (NH)	10	2	0.03%	0.01%
Some Other Race (NH)	38	65	0.12%	0.21%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	183	407	0.57%	1.31%
Hispanic or Latino	17,906	19,392	56.2%	62.46%
Total	31,861	31,047

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 31,047 people, 8,499 households, and 5,693 families residing in the county. As of the 2010 United States census, 31,861 people were living in the county; 78.8% were White, 8.1% Black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.7% of some other race, and 2.3% of two or more races. About 56.2% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 32,359 people, 9,061 households, and 6,578 families living in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 10,939 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 67.85% White, 9.90% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 19.15% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. 53.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 9,061 households, 37.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.90% were married couples living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were not families. About 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, the population was distributed as 23.40% under the age of 18, 13.30% from 18 to 24, 35.40% from 25 to 44, 17.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 148.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 164.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,392, and for a family was $32,967. Males had a median income of $26,473 versus $20,666 for females. The per capita income for the county was $10,625. About 19.70% of families and 24.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.80% of those under age 18 and 18.30% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Correctional Institutions Division Region IV Office on the grounds of Chase Field Naval Air Station in unincorporated Bee County.[16] In addition, Garza East Unit and Garza West Unit, transfer facilities, are co-located on the grounds of the naval air station,[17][18] and the McConnell Unit is also in an unincorporated area in Bee County.[19] The Beeville Distribution Center is on the grounds of the air station.[20]

Politics

Bee County is somewhat moderate in comparison to surrounding counties in its support of Republicans in presidential elections. In 2016, Donald Trump won less than 56% of the vote. As recently as 1996 it gave a majority of its votes to the Democratic candidate. ^{[citation needed]}

United States presidential election results for Bee County, Texas[21]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	6,006	63.76%	3,288	34.90%	126	1.34%
2016	4,744	55.91%	3,444	40.59%	297	3.50%
2012	4,356	55.29%	3,452	43.81%	71	0.90%
2008	4,471	54.81%	3,645	44.69%	41	0.50%
2004	5,428	57.03%	4,045	42.50%	45	0.47%
2000	4,429	53.17%	3,795	45.56%	106	1.27%
1996	3,611	41.19%	4,561	52.03%	594	6.78%
1992	3,633	39.89%	4,083	44.83%	1,392	15.28%
1988	4,620	49.78%	4,616	49.74%	45	0.48%
1984	5,377	59.32%	3,659	40.37%	28	0.31%
1980	4,171	52.59%	3,606	45.47%	154	1.94%
1976	2,953	43.93%	3,690	54.89%	79	1.18%
1972	3,779	64.42%	2,067	35.24%	20	0.34%
1968	1,995	35.98%	2,957	53.34%	592	10.68%
1964	1,509	31.23%	3,314	68.58%	9	0.19%
1960	2,220	46.38%	2,557	53.42%	10	0.21%
1956	2,401	55.26%	1,929	44.40%	15	0.35%
1952	2,536	61.46%	1,583	38.37%	7	0.17%
1948	801	33.74%	1,441	60.70%	132	5.56%
1944	848	35.17%	1,306	54.17%	257	10.66%
1940	948	35.02%	1,759	64.98%	0	0.00%
1936	603	28.96%	1,462	70.22%	17	0.82%
1932	534	19.60%	2,180	80.03%	10	0.37%
1928	1,189	53.18%	1,043	46.65%	4	0.18%
1924	944	45.45%	987	47.52%	146	7.03%
1920	283	30.66%	545	59.05%	95	10.29%
1916	152	19.82%	584	76.14%	31	4.04%
1912	35	5.91%	476	80.41%	81	13.68%

Education

These school districts serve Bee County:

• Beeville Independent School District
• Mathis Independent School District (partial)
• Pawnee Independent School District (partial, K-8)
• Pettus Independent School District (partial)
• Refugio Independent School District (partial)
• Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District (partial)
• Three Rivers Independent School District (partial)

Coastal Bend College (formerly Bee County College), a postsecondary institution, serves Bee County among other counties and areas.[22]

Communities

City

• Beeville (county seat)

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

See also

• List of museums in South Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bee County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Bee County

References

External links

• Bee County government official website
• Bee County, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Historic Bee County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• Beeville History

На других языках

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[de] Bee County

Das Bee County[3] ist ein County im Bundesstaat Texas der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Sitz der County-Verwaltung (County Seat) befindet sich in Beeville.[4]

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- [en] Bee County, Texas

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[ru] Би (округ)

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