Handbook of Texas Art Leatherwood Laredo Air Force Base
| Val Verde County | |
|---|---|
| U.S. county | |
 County courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.Due south. | |
| Coordinates: 29°53′Due north 101°09′Westward / 29.89°N 101.15°W / 29.89; -101.15 | |
| Land |  The states |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Named for | Boxing of Valverde |
| Seat | Del Rio |
| Largest urban center | Del Rio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,233 sq mi (8,370 km2) |
| • Country | 3,145 sq mi (eight,150 km2) |
| • Water | 88 sq mi (230 kmii) 2.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Full | 47,586 |
| • Density | 15/sq mi (5.7/kmtwo) |
| Time zone | UTC−six (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 23rd |
| Website | world wide web |
Val Verde County Judicial Heart at 100 Due east. Broadway St. in Del Rio
Del Rio Bank and Trust Visitor was organized in 1910. The bank is hence a twelvemonth older than the Del Rio city authorities and has served Val Verde County for more than a century. The photo is the facility at 1200 Veterans Blvd.; another location is 22411 N Bedell Ave.
Val Verde Canton is a county located on the southern Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population is 47,586.[ane] Its county seat is Del Rio.[ii] In 1936, Val Verde Canton received Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 5625 to commemorate its founding.[iii] Val Verde, which ways "dark-green valley", was named for a battle of the American Ceremonious State of war. In 1862, soldiers of Sibley's Brigade took part in the Texas invasion of New United mexican states Territory, where they captured several artillery pieces at the Boxing of Val Verde. The battle is memorialized both in the name of the county and a pocket-size settlement in Milam County. The Del Rio, Texas, micropolitan statistical area includes all of Val Verde Canton.
History [edit]
- First inhabitants were 6,000–ten,000 years ago and later on came to include Lipan Apache, Coahuiltecan, Jumanos, Tamaulipans and Comanches.[4] [5]
- 1590 Spanish explorer Gaspar Castaño de Sosa leads a mining expedition of 170 who pass through Devils Describe. He refers to a stream past the proper name of Laxas, which is believed Devils River.[half dozen] [seven] [viii]
- 1673 Juan Larios opens a mission schoolhouse at between Del Rio and Eagle Pass.[5] [9]
- 1675 Traveling Franciscan priests celebrate Mass at San Felipe Springs.[five] [9]
- 1736 Lt. Miguel de la Garza Falcón[x] leads 100 soldiers along the Devils River[11] in pursuit of Apaches.
- 1834 James Grant[12] and John Charles Beales[13] establish settlement on San Felipe Creek,[14] which becomes undesirable due to Indian attacks.
- 1850s Armed forces bases to protect against Indian attacks include Camp Blake,[xv] Camp Hudson[16] and Camp San Felipe.[17]
- 1860 Population of ii,874, includes 108 blacks and 1,103 foreign-born.[five]
- 1868 San Felipe Del Rio community is established on San Felipe Creek next to Camp San Felipe.[5]
- 1869 through 1882 Seminole Negro Indian Scouts (mixed heritage Seminoles with African blood) under John Lapham Bullis, namesake of Military camp Bullis, defend the Texas border confronting Indian set on.[18] [19]
- 1883 Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway is completed.[xx] Frank Qualia establishes Val Verde winery.[21] [22] [23]
- 1884 Langtry community established, named after George Langtry (an engineer and foreman), merely wrongly said after Lillie Langtry by Judge Roy Edible bean.[5] [24]
- 1885 Val Verde County is organized from Crockett, Kinney, and Pecos counties. Roy Bean elected justice of the peace in Langtry, operating out of the Jersey Lily Saloon and becoming renowned as "the Police force West of the Pecos".[five]
- 1886 Juno and Devils River communities established.[5]
- 1888 Comstock community established.[5] [25]
- 1889 Norris community established.[5]
- 1928 Lake Hamilton Dam complete.[5]
- 1904 Lillie Langtry visits the community of Langtry.[26]
- 1929 Lake Walk Dam consummate.[v] [27]
- 1942 Laughlin Field/Laughin Ground forces Air Field opens to train World War Ii pilots.[5] [28]
- 1945 Laughlin Field closes.[5]
- 1952 Laughlin Field reopens every bit Laughlin Air Force Base, and serves equally a secret U2 unit. Major Rudolf Anderson, a U-2 pilot from Laughlin, is the only casualty of the Cuban Missile Crunch.[29] [30]
- 1969 Amistad Dam and Reservoir complete. The project cost $78 million.[v] [31]
Geography [edit]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the canton has a total expanse of 3,233 sq mi (8,370 km2), of which 3,145 sq mi (8,150 km2) are land and 88 sq mi (230 km2) (2.7%) are covered by water.[32]
Major highways [edit]
Adjacent counties and municipios [edit]
- Crockett County (north)
- Sutton County (northeast)
- Edwards County (e)
- Kinney County (east)
- Terrell Canton (due west)
- Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico (southward)
- Jiménez, Coahuila, United mexican states (southward)
National protected areas [edit]
- Amistad National Recreation Area
- Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River (part)
Demographics [edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | two,874 | — | |
| 1900 | 5,263 | 83.1% | |
| 1910 | 8,613 | 63.7% | |
| 1920 | 12,706 | 47.5% | |
| 1930 | fourteen,924 | 17.v% | |
| 1940 | xv,453 | 3.5% | |
| 1950 | xvi,635 | vii.six% | |
| 1960 | 24,461 | 47.0% | |
| 1970 | 27,471 | 12.3% | |
| 1980 | 35,910 | 30.7% | |
| 1990 | 38,721 | 7.8% | |
| 2000 | 44,856 | 15.8% | |
| 2010 | 48,879 | nine.0% | |
| 2020 | 47,586 | −2.6% | |
| U.Due south. Decennial Demography[33] 1850–2010[34] 2010[35] 2020[36] | |||
2020 census [edit]
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[35] | Pop 2020[36] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White lonely (NH) | eight,548 | 7,836 | 17.49% | 16.47% |
| Black or African American solitary (NH) | 563 | 538 | 1.fifteen% | ane.13% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 86 | 57 | 0.18% | 0.12% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 207 | 351 | 0.42% | 0.74% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 37 | 35 | 0.08% | 0.07% |
| Some other Race lonely (NH) | 29 | 85 | 0.06% | 0.18% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 210 | 477 | 0.43% | one.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 39,199 | 38,207 | 80.20% | 80.29% |
| Total | 48,879 | 47,586 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the United states Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an indigenous category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a divide category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
2000 Census [edit]
As of the census[37] of 2000, 44,856 people, 14,151 households, and eleven,320 families resided in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km2). The xvi,288 housing units averaged 5 per foursquare mile (ii/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 76.36% White, 4.54% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, eighteen.22% from other races, and two.60% from two or more races. Well-nigh 75.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the xiv,151 households, 42.90% had children under the historic period of 18 living with them, 62.l% were married couples living together, 13.ninety% had a female householder with no husband present, and xx.00% were non families. About 17.l% of all households were made up of individuals, and seven.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family unit size was 3.55.
In the canton, the population was distributed as 32.ten% nether the age of xviii, 9.forty% from xviii to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 19.sixty% from 45 to 64, and xi.00% who were 65 years of historic period or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.
The median income for a household in the canton was $28,376, and for a family was $31,434. Males had a median income of $26,485 versus $18,039 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,096. Most 22.10% of families and 26.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.eighty% of those under historic period 18 and 26.forty% of them age 65 or over.
Education [edit]
The Val Verde County Library is located at 300 Leap St. in Del Rio.
The Val Verde County Library in Del Rio serves the canton.[38]
Regime [edit]
Val Verde County regime is led by a four-member board of county commissioners, each commissioner representing one of iv districts. The county commission appoints a county administrator every bit chief administrative officer of the county. The main law-enforcement say-so of Val Verde is the Val Verde County Sheriff's Function. Val Verde County Sheriff's Office. The fire-protection arm of the Val Verde is the Val Verde Canton Fire Rescue. Val Verde County Burn Rescue.
County commissioners [edit]
1 county commissioner is elected from each commune to serve a 4-year term. Commissioners are chosen in partisan elections by voters from the districts in which they live. The lath appoints a county judge to be primary authoritative officer of the county, responsible to the commission for the orderly operations of matters within the lath's jurisdiction. The current role holders are:
- Val Verde County Judge: Honorable Judge Lewis Owens[39]
- Val Verde Canton Precinct 1: Martin Wardlaw
- Val Verde Canton Precinct two: Juan Vazquez
- Val Verde County Precinct 3: Robert Beau Nettleton
- Val Verde County Precinct four: Gustavo Flores
- Val Verde County Secretary: Elizabeth Ferrino
Politics [edit]
Val Verde County has been a longtime swing county, having voted for both Republicans and Democrats throughout its history.
| Twelvemonth | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 8,284 | 54.21% | vi,771 | 44.31% | 225 | one.47% |
| 2016 | 5,890 | 43.25% | 6,964 | 51.14% | 763 | 5.sixty% |
| 2012 | 5,635 | 46.64% | 6,285 | 52.02% | 161 | ane.33% |
| 2008 | 5,752 | 44.87% | half dozen,982 | 54.46% | 86 | 0.67% |
| 2004 | half dozen,968 | 59.08% | 4,757 | 40.33% | lxx | 0.59% |
| 2000 | vi,223 | 54.24% | 5,056 | 44.06% | 195 | 1.lxx% |
| 1996 | 4,357 | 41.x% | 5,623 | 53.05% | 620 | 5.85% |
| 1992 | four,102 | 37.30% | 4,748 | 43.18% | two,146 | xix.52% |
| 1988 | 5,109 | l.03% | 5,044 | 49.forty% | 58 | 0.57% |
| 1984 | five,909 | 60.38% | 3,857 | 39.41% | 21 | 0.21% |
| 1980 | 5,055 | 54.05% | 4,116 | 44.01% | 182 | ane.95% |
| 1976 | 3,476 | 42.64% | 4,603 | 56.46% | 73 | 0.90% |
| 1972 | 4,052 | 66.17% | 2,049 | 33.46% | 23 | 0.38% |
| 1968 | ane,914 | 33.59% | iii,205 | 56.25% | 579 | 10.16% |
| 1964 | one,346 | 27.46% | iii,555 | 72.52% | 1 | 0.02% |
| 1960 | 1,551 | 43.05% | 2,049 | 56.87% | 3 | 0.08% |
| 1956 | ane,660 | fifty.81% | 1,598 | 48.91% | 9 | 0.28% |
| 1952 | 1,725 | 51.fourteen% | 1,647 | 48.83% | 1 | 0.03% |
| 1948 | 672 | 33.97% | 1,242 | 62.79% | 64 | 3.24% |
| 1944 | 676 | 34.06% | 1,210 | 60.96% | 99 | 4.99% |
| 1940 | 616 | 27.41% | 1,628 | 72.45% | 3 | 0.13% |
| 1936 | 504 | 28.46% | 1,262 | 71.26% | 5 | 0.28% |
| 1932 | 421 | 22.94% | 1,412 | 76.95% | 2 | 0.eleven% |
| 1928 | 854 | 57.94% | 620 | 42.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 457 | 45.79% | 434 | 43.49% | 107 | 10.72% |
| 1920 | 296 | 41.23% | 418 | 58.22% | 4 | 0.56% |
| 1916 | 135 | 22.96% | 446 | 75.85% | seven | ane.nineteen% |
| 1912 | 196 | 30.06% | 298 | 45.71% | 158 | 24.23% |
Communities [edit]
City [edit]
- Del Rio (county seat)
Demography-designated places [edit]
- Amistad
- Box Canyon
- Cienegas Terrace
- Lake View
- Laughlin Air Force Base
- Val Verde Park
Unincorporated communities [edit]
- Comstock
- Juno
- Langtry
- Pandale
Ghost town [edit]
- Pumpville[41]
Notable people [edit]
- Judge Roy Bean
See also [edit]
- Listing of museums in Key Texas
- List of museums in West Texas
- National Annals of Historic Places listings in Val Verde Canton, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Val Verde County
References [edit]
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- ^ Garcia, Clotilde P. "Miguel de la Garza Falcón". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ Smith, Julia Cauble. "Devils River". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Clan. Retrieved Nov 29, 2010.
- ^ Blake, Robert Bruce. "James Grant". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
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- ^ Seale, Axcie. "Camp San Felipe". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Clan. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
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- ^ Overfelt, Robert C. "Val Verde Winery". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas Country Historical Association. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
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- ^ "Laughlin AFB". Laughlin AFB. Retrieved Nov 29, 2010.
- ^ Leatherwood, Art. "Laughlin Air Forcefulness Base". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved Nov 29, 2010.
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- ^ "Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000". Usa Census Bureau. Retrieved Jan 24, 2022.
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- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND Not HISPANIC OR LATINO By RACE - 2010: December Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Val Verde County, Texas". The states Census Agency.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND Not HISPANIC OR LATINO Past RACE - 2020: December Redistricting Information (PL 94-171) - Val Verde Canton, Texas". U.s. Census Bureau.
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- ^ Pumpville (Texas State Historical Association)
External links [edit]
- Val Verde County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Texas Beyond History, Hinds Cave
- Texas Across History, Lower Pecos Canyonlands
- "Val Verde County Contour" by the Texas Association of Counties
Coordinates: 29°53′N 101°09′W / 29.89°Due north 101.15°W / 29.89; -101.xv
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Verde_County,_Texas
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