McMullen County, Texas
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,157 square miles (3,000 km), of which 1,137 square miles (2,940 km) is land and 17 square miles (44 km) (1.5%) is water.
Major highways
State Highway 16
State Highway 72
State Highway 97
Farm to Market Road 99
Farm to Market Road 624
Farm to Market Road 791
Farm to Market Road 1582
Adjacent counties
- Atascosa County (north)
- Live Oak County (east)
- Duval County (south)
- La Salle County (west)
- Frio County (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | 230 | — | |
1880 | 701 | 204.8% | |
1890 | 1,038 | 48.1% | |
1900 | 1,024 | −1.3% | |
1910 | 1,091 | 6.5% | |
1920 | 952 | −12.7% | |
1930 | 1,351 | 41.9% | |
1940 | 1,374 | 1.7% | |
1950 | 1,187 | −13.6% | |
1960 | 1,116 | −6.0% | |
1970 | 1,095 | −1.9% | |
1980 | 789 | −27.9% | |
1990 | 817 | 3.5% | |
2000 | 851 | 4.2% | |
2010 | 707 | −16.9% | |
2020 | 600 | −15.1% | |
2022 (est.) | 576 | −4.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010-2020 |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 432 | 353 | 61.10% | 58.83% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 8 | 1 | 1.13% | 0.17% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.17% |
Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 3 | 0.42% | 0.50% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 0.83% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 3 | 13 | 0.42% | 2.17% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 261 | 224 | 36.92% | 37.33% |
Total | 707 | 600 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 851 people, 355 households, and 238 families residing in the county. The population density was less than 1/km (2.6/sq mi). There were 587 housing units at an average density of 0 units per square mile (0/km). The racial makeup of the county was 88.37% White, 1.18% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 8.93% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 33.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 355 households, out of which 25.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 30.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 28.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $26,953 versus $20,982 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,258. 20.70% of the population and 15.90% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 28.60% are under the age of 18 and 17.90% are 65 or older.
Education
McMullen County is served by the McMullen County Independent School District.
Coastal Bend College (formerly Bee County College) is the designated community college for the county.
Communities
Politics
McMullen County is heavily Republican, having only voted for a Democratic candidate once since 1952, when in 1964 Texas native Lyndon B. Johnson won in a national landslide against Republican Barry Goldwater. In 2016 Donald Trump won 91.0% of the vote in McMullen County, the most lopsided result in the county since Franklin D. Roosevelt's victory in 1932.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 460 | 89.15% | 53 | 10.27% | 3 | 0.58% |
2016 | 454 | 90.98% | 40 | 8.02% | 5 | 1.00% |
2012 | 431 | 85.69% | 67 | 13.32% | 5 | 0.99% |
2008 | 400 | 74.49% | 132 | 24.58% | 5 | 0.93% |
2004 | 467 | 82.80% | 95 | 16.84% | 2 | 0.35% |
2000 | 358 | 81.55% | 77 | 17.54% | 4 | 0.91% |
1996 | 274 | 63.72% | 117 | 27.21% | 39 | 9.07% |
1992 | 274 | 61.85% | 78 | 17.61% | 91 | 20.54% |
1988 | 302 | 75.88% | 94 | 23.62% | 2 | 0.50% |
1984 | 337 | 84.67% | 61 | 15.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 271 | 68.09% | 122 | 30.65% | 5 | 1.26% |
1976 | 217 | 52.80% | 194 | 47.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 304 | 76.77% | 88 | 22.22% | 4 | 1.01% |
1968 | 169 | 39.49% | 160 | 37.38% | 99 | 23.13% |
1964 | 175 | 39.50% | 267 | 60.27% | 1 | 0.23% |
1960 | 241 | 50.10% | 240 | 49.90% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 226 | 54.72% | 185 | 44.79% | 2 | 0.48% |
1952 | 290 | 64.88% | 156 | 34.90% | 1 | 0.22% |
1948 | 61 | 20.20% | 222 | 73.51% | 19 | 6.29% |
1944 | 106 | 28.27% | 223 | 59.47% | 46 | 12.27% |
1940 | 77 | 18.64% | 336 | 81.36% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 37 | 12.25% | 265 | 87.75% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 12 | 4.44% | 258 | 95.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 96 | 50.00% | 94 | 48.96% | 2 | 1.04% |
1924 | 111 | 49.78% | 109 | 48.88% | 3 | 1.35% |
1920 | 33 | 31.13% | 72 | 67.92% | 1 | 0.94% |
1916 | 29 | 20.14% | 115 | 79.86% | 0 | 0.00% |
1912 | 9 | 14.52% | 50 | 80.65% | 3 | 4.84% |
See also
- List of museums in South Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in McMullen County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in McMullen County