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Victoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 91,319.[1] Its county seat is Victoria.[2] Victoria County is included in the Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Victoria County
U.S. county
The Victoria County Courthouse of Romanesque revival design in Victoria
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 28°48′N 96°58′W
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1836
Named forGuadalupe Victoria
SeatVictoria
Largest cityVictoria
Area
 • Total889 sq mi (2,300 km2)
 • Land882 sq mi (2,280 km2)
 • Water6.7 sq mi (17 km2)  0.8%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total91,319
 • Density100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district27th
Websitewww.victoriacountytx.org

History


Main article: De León's Colony (Texas)

Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18502,019—
18604,171106.6%
18704,86016.5%
18806,28929.4%
18908,73738.9%
190013,67856.6%
191014,9909.6%
192018,27121.9%
193020,0489.7%
194023,74118.4%
195031,24131.6%
196046,47548.8%
197053,76615.7%
198068,80728.0%
199074,3618.1%
200084,08813.1%
201086,7933.2%
202091,3195.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
1850–2010[18] 2010–2014[19]
Victoria County ethnic/racial composition[20][21]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[lower-alpha 1]
Race Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White (NH) 41,564 39,330 47.89% 43.07%
Black or African American (NH) 5,190 30,214 5.98% 5.73%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 199 425 0.23% 0.23%
Asian (NH) 860 2,404 0.99% 1.52%
Pacific Islander (NH) 16 46 0.02% 0.04%
Some Other Race (NH) 109 698 0.13% 0.25%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 742 7,961 0.85% 2.14%
Hispanic or Latino 38,113 42,931 43.91% 47.01%
Total 86,793 91,319

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 91,319 people, 32,520 households, and 22,172 families residing in the county.

As of the census[24] of 2000, there were 84,088 people, 30,071 households, and 22,192 families residing in the county. The population density was 95 people per square mile (37/km2). There were 32,945 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile (14/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 74.22% White, 6.30% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 15.92% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. 39.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.2% were of German, 6.2% American and 5.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 73.3% spoke English and 25.5% Spanish as their first language.

There were 30,071 households, out of which 37.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 12.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.10% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,732, and the median income for a family was $44,443. Males had a median income of $35,484 versus $21,231 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,379. About 10.50% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.


Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 889 square miles (2,300 km2), of which 882 square miles (2,280 km2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km2) (0.8%) is water.[25]


Major highways



Adjacent counties



Politics



County government



Victoria County elected officials

Position Name Party
  County Judge Ben Zeller Republican
  Commissioner, Precinct 1 Danny Garcia Democratic
  Commissioner, Precinct 2 Kevin M. Janak Republican
  Commissioner, Precinct 3 Gary Burns Republican
  Commissioner, Precinct 4 Clint Ives Republican
United States presidential election results for Victoria County, Texas[26]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 23,358 68.32% 10,380 30.36% 450 1.32%
2016 21,275 67.92% 8,866 28.30% 1,183 3.78%
2012 19,692 68.25% 8,802 30.51% 359 1.24%
2008 19,878 66.22% 9,832 32.75% 310 1.03%
2004 20,875 70.52% 8,553 28.89% 174 0.59%
2000 18,787 68.55% 8,176 29.83% 445 1.62%
1996 14,457 59.94% 8,238 34.16% 1,424 5.90%
1992 13,086 50.26% 7,604 29.20% 5,347 20.54%
1988 15,056 62.08% 8,923 36.79% 274 1.13%
1984 18,787 72.41% 7,037 27.12% 121 0.47%
1980 13,392 62.96% 7,382 34.71% 495 2.33%
1976 9,594 56.34% 7,326 43.02% 108 0.63%
1972 11,246 72.56% 4,226 27.27% 26 0.17%
1968 6,352 43.12% 6,042 41.02% 2,336 15.86%
1964 4,201 33.97% 8,141 65.83% 25 0.20%
1960 4,591 44.16% 5,779 55.58% 27 0.26%
1956 5,596 62.85% 3,280 36.84% 28 0.31%
1952 4,306 57.89% 3,128 42.05% 4 0.05%
1948 1,262 31.22% 2,435 60.24% 345 8.54%
1944 936 25.41% 2,331 63.27% 417 11.32%
1940 956 27.70% 2,493 72.24% 2 0.06%
1936 352 14.46% 2,081 85.46% 2 0.08%
1932 190 6.39% 2,777 93.44% 5 0.17%
1928 663 27.94% 1,710 72.06% 0 0.00%
1924 459 18.98% 1,653 68.36% 306 12.66%
1920 782 41.62% 686 36.51% 411 21.87%
1916 476 33.66% 897 63.44% 41 2.90%
1912 100 9.90% 687 68.02% 223 22.08%



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Unincorporated communities



See also



References


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  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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  9. Craig H. Roell, "DE LEON'S COLONY," Handbook of Texas Online Archived 2017-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 11, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
  10. Room, Adrian (2005). Placenames Of The World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites. McFarland & Company. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-7864-2248-7.
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  17. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
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  20. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
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  22. https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
  23. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  24. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  25. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  26. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[22][23]


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