Maverick County, Texas
PO Box 4050
Eagle Pass, TX 78853
Phone: (830) 773-2829
Fax: (830) 752-4479
www.maverickcounty.org
On the southwestern border of TX, southeast of Del Rio; organized Feb 2, 1856 from Kenedy County. Name Origin: For Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-70), Republic of TX patriot, rancher, and legislator. Many of his cattle went unbranded and were stolen, thus the word 'maverick' to describe a stray animal or a person with no attachment to a place or group.
Area (sq mi): 1291.74 (land 1280.08; water 11.66). Pop per sq mi: 40.00.
Pop 2005: 51,181. State rank: 58. Pop change: 2000-20005 8.20%; 1990-2000 30.00%. Pop 2000: 47,297 (White 3.40%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 95.00%; Asian 0.40%; Other 28.30%). Foreign born: 37.80%. Median age: 27.80.
Income 2000: per capita $8,758; median household $21,232; Pop below poverty level: 34.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $11,509-$12,774.
Unemployment 2004: 15.20%. Change from 2000: -8.10%. Median travel time to work: 20.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 13.00%.
Eagle Pass, TX 78853
Phone: (830) 773-2829
Fax: (830) 752-4479
www.maverickcounty.org
On the southwestern border of TX, southeast of Del Rio; organized Feb 2, 1856 from Kenedy County. Name Origin: For Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-70), Republic of TX patriot, rancher, and legislator. Many of his cattle went unbranded and were stolen, thus the word 'maverick' to describe a stray animal or a person with no attachment to a place or group.
Area (sq mi): 1291.74 (land 1280.08; water 11.66). Pop per sq mi: 40.00.
Pop 2005: 51,181. State rank: 58. Pop change: 2000-20005 8.20%; 1990-2000 30.00%. Pop 2000: 47,297 (White 3.40%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 95.00%; Asian 0.40%; Other 28.30%). Foreign born: 37.80%. Median age: 27.80.
Income 2000: per capita $8,758; median household $21,232; Pop below poverty level: 34.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $11,509-$12,774.
Unemployment 2004: 15.20%. Change from 2000: -8.10%. Median travel time to work: 20.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 13.00%.
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