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Population (year 2000): 2,115. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,153 (+1.8% change)
Males: 1,037 (49.0%), Females: 1,078 (51.0%)
Hardin County
Zip code:
77625
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $28,352 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,200 (year 2000)
Races in Kountze:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.0%)
- Black (26.4%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (12.9%), Irish (9.4%),
English (6.8%), German (6.8%), French (5.6%), Scotch-Irish
(2.4%).
Elevation: 81 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kountze
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kountze city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 8.7%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kountze:
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX)
- CHRISTUS ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX)
- DUBUIS HOSP OF BEAUMONT (about 24 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kountze:
- SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL (about 36 miles;
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX; ID: BPT)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 76
miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 79 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kountze:
- HAWTHORNE FIELD (about 6 miles; KOUNTZE/SILSBEE, TX;
ID: 45R)
- BEAUMONT MUNI (about 23 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; ID:
BMT)
- TYLER COUNTY (about 29 miles; WOODVILLE, TX; ID:
09R)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kountze:
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 29 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 71 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 74 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 77 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 79 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
Public high school in Kountze:
- KOUNTZE H S (Students: 389; Location: 1488 FM
1293; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kountze:
- KOUNTZE EL (Students: 702; Location: 565 PARK
DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- KOUNTZE MIDDLE (Students: 317; Location: 150
E VAUGHN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HARDIN CO ALTER ED (Location: F M 1293;
Grades: N - N )
Library in Kountze:
- KOUNTZE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$69,370; Location: 835 REDWOOD ST; 9,000 books; 350
audio materials; 400 video materials; 21 serial
subscriptions)
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