Friday, February 18, 2011

Census Results; Starr Co. Population Increase

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX 28) announced the following results of the 2010 Census affecting the 28th district.Since 2000, the Texas population has grown by 20.6%. 89% of that growth was from non-Anglos.  The Hispanic population grew at a rate of 41.8% Overall, the 28th district ranked sixth in overall growth in Texas congressional districts.

A census is a periodic official count of the population. The Census Bureau conducts the census at 10-year intervals. At the conclusion of each census, the bureau uses the results for calculating the number of House memberships each state is entitled to have. While there are numerous other uses for census data, a second major use is for geographically defining state legislative districts.



TX 28 Redistricting Data
County
Population at April 2000
2010
Difference
% Increase
Atascosa
       38,623
       44,911
        6,288
16.3%
Bexar
  1,392,935
  1,714,733
    321,798
23.1%
Frio
       16,252
       17,217
            965
5.9%
Guadalupe
       89,034
     131,533
      42,499
47.7%
Hidalgo
     569,471
     774,769
    205,298
36.1%
Jim Hogg
         5,281
         5,300
              19
0.4%
La Salle
         5,866
         6,886
        1,020
17.4%
McMullen
            851
            707
          (144)
-16.9%
Starr
       53,597
       60,968
        7,371
13.8%
Webb
     193,117
     250,304
      57,187
29.6%
Wilson
       32,408
       42,918
      10,510
32.4%
Zapata
       12,182
       14,018
        1,836
15.1%

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