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Population (year 2000): 2,941. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,797 (-4.9% change)
Males: 1,400 (47.6%), Females: 1,541 (52.4%)
Refugio County
Zip code:
78377
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $26,719 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,400 (year 2000)
Races in Refugio:
- Hispanic (44.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (41.0%)
- Black (13.4%)
- Other race (9.4%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (9.6%), Irish (5.8%), English
(4.7%), United States (4.5%), French (2.8%), Italian (2.0%).
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Refugio
- High school or higher: 66.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Refugio town
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 52.9%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 9.9%
2.1% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.5%
Asia, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -197 (-6.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Refugio:
- REFUGIO COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (107 SWIFT
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Refugio:
- NORTH BAY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; ARANSAS PASS,
TX)
- CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL BEEVILLE (about 34 miles;
BEEVILLE, TX)
- CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL MEMORIAL (about 38 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Refugio:
- CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (about 41 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; ID: CRP)
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 45 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 117 miles; SAN
ANTONIO, TX; ID: SKF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Refugio:
- ROOKE FIELD (about 4 miles; REFUGIO, TX; ID: RFG)
- ARANSAS CO (about 23 miles; ROCKPORT, TX; ID: RKP)
- SAN PATRICIO COUNTY (about 26 miles; SINTON, TX; ID:
T69)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Refugio:
- COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BEEVILLE, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,150)
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 38 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX;
FT enrollment: 5,454)
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 40 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,511)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 42
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 70 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 107 miles;
WHARTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,124)
- ST PHILIPS COLLEGE (about 113 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,778)
Public high school in Refugio:
- REFUGIO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location:
212 W VANCE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Refugio:
- REFUGIO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 251;
Location: 212 W VANCE ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- STRICKLIN PRI (Students: 238; Location: 212 W
VANCE ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Refugio:
- DENNIS M. O'CONNOR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $102,128; Location: 815 COMMERCE ST; 19,311
books; 912 audio materials; 892 video materials; 61
serial subscriptions)
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