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Population (year 2000): 1,653. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,538 (-7.0% change)
Males: 815 (49.3%), Females: 838 (50.7%)
Menard County
Zip code:
76859
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $19,698 (year 2000)
Median house value: $28,500 (year 2000)
Races in Menard:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.7%)
- Hispanic (39.3%)
- Other race (12.0%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.0%), English
(7.6%), Irish (7.5%), German (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), French
(1.3%).
Elevation: 1886 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Menard
- High school or higher: 62.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Menard city
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 50.9%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 9.6%
5.7% Foreign born (5.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +60 (+3.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Menard:
- CONCHO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; EDEN, TX)
- KIMBLE HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; JUNCTION, TX)
- HEART OF TEXAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles;
BRADY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Menard:
- SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 57 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 103 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
ABI)
- DYESS AFB (about 103 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Menard:
- MENARD COUNTY (about 3 miles; MENARD, TX; ID: T50)
- KIMBLE COUNTY (about 29 miles; JUNCTION, TX; ID: JCT)
- CURTIS FIELD (about 37 miles; BRADY, TX; ID: BBD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Menard:
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; SAN ANGELO,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 115 miles;
UVALDE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,366)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 124
miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 14,495)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO
(about 129 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,303)
- ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,588)
Public high school in Menard:
- MENARD H S (Students: 128; Location: 221 E
SAN SABA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Menard:
- MENARD EL (Students: 174; Location: 221 E SAN
SABA; Grades: PK - 05)
- MENARD J H (Students: 86; Location: 221 E SAN
SABA; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DAEP (Students: 1; Location: P O BOX 729;
Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Menard:
- MENARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$24,165; Location: 100 E MISSION ST; 11,332 books; 171
audio materials; 12 video materials; 2 serial
subscriptions)
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