DeWitt County (redirected from DeWitt County, Texas)

DeWitt County, Texas

307 N Gonzales St
Cuero, TX 77954
Phone: (361) 275-3724
Fax: (361) 275-8994
www.co.dewitt.tx.us

In east-central TX, southeast of San Antonio; organized Mar 24, 1846 from Goliad, Gonzales, and Victoria counties. Name Origin: For Green C. De Witt (1787-1835), an early colonizer in Mexican Texas.

Area (sq mi): 910.47 (land 909.18; water 1.29). Pop per sq mi: 22.60.
Pop 2005: 20,507. State rank: 114. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.50%; 1990-2000 6.20%. Pop 2000: 20,013 (White 60.80%; Black or African American 11.00%; Hispanic or Latino 27.20%; Asian 0.20%; Other 12.30%). Foreign born: 2.60%. Median age: 40.10.
Income 2000: per capita $14,780; median household $28,714; Pop below poverty level: 19.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,456-$21,399.
Unemployment 2004: 5.50%. Change from 2000: 1.90%. Median travel time to work: 26.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 28.70%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.

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