San Angelo, Texas
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San Angelo is a city located in Tom Green County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 88,439. It is the county seat of Tom Green CountyTemplate:GR. The city is located at the confluence of the North Concho River and South Concho River, which in turn form the Concho River, a tributary of the Colorado River.
San Angelo is home to Angelo State University, and a branch campus of Howard College.
The city is home to the San Angelo Colts, a Central Baseball League Minor league baseball team, as well as the San Angelo Stampede Express, a minor league indoor football team.
It is also home to the Fort Concho National Historic Landmark, the location of a yearly Christmas festival, Christmas at Old Fort Concho, and during the late 19th century the headquarters of the 8th cavalry, made up mainly of "buffalo soldiers".
Goodfellow Air Force Base is also located at the city's outskirts. The primary tasks of the units stationed there are intelligence and firefighter training.
Mathis Field (also known as San Angelo Regional Airport) is the commercial airport serving the city.
San Angelo's main newspaper is the San Angelo Standard-Times.
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Geography
Image:TXMap-doton-SanAngelo.PNG San Angelo is located at 31°27'11" North, 100°27'9" West (31.453113, -100.452502)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 150.9 km² (58.2 mi²). 144.8 km² (55.9 mi²) of it is land and 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.03% water..
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 88,439 people, 34,006 households, and 22,409 families residing in the city. The population density was 610.8/km² (1,582.2/mi²). There were 37,699 housing units at an average density of 260.4/km² (674.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.10% White, 4.73% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 13.96% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. 33.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 34,006 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,232, and the median income for a family was $38,665. Males had a median income of $27,532 versus $20,470 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,289. 15.7% of the population and 11.6% of families were below the poverty line. 21.3% of those under the age of 18 and 11.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Education
Almost all of San Angelo is in the San Angelo Independent School District.
External links
- City of San Angelo, Texas
- San Angelo Independent School District
- San Angelo Standard-Times
- Angelo State University
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