Garza County
Garza County, Texas
Post, TX 79356
Phone: (806) 495-4430
Fax: (806) 495-4431
www.garzacounty.net
In south-central TX panhandle, southeast of Lubbock; organized Aug 21, 1876 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For Geronimo Garza, a colonizer who founded San Antonio
Area (sq mi):: 896.19 (land 895.56; water 0.63) Population per square mile: 5.60
Population 2005: 5,002 State rank: 203 Population change: 2000-20005 2.70%; 1990-2000 -5.30% Population 2000: 4,872 (White 56.70%; Black or African American 4.80%; Hispanic or Latino 37.20%; Asian 0.10%; Other 20.30%). Foreign born: 6.30%. Median age: 35.10
Income 2000: per capita $12,704; median household $27,206; Population below poverty level: 22.30% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $19,723-$20,197
Unemployment (2004): 5.30% Unemployment change (from 2000): 2.80% Median travel time to work: 16.90 minutes Working outside county of residence: 19.40%
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