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词条 Real County, Texas
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Major highways  Adjacent counties 

  3. Demographics

  4. Communities

     Cities  Unincorporated community 

  5. Politics

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox U.S. County|
 county  = Real County| founded = 1913 | state = Texas | seat wl = Leakey| largest city wl = Camp Wood | area_total_sq_mi = 700 | area_land_sq_mi = 699 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.9 | area percentage = 0.1% | census yr = 2010 | pop = 3309 | density_sq_mi = 4.7 | ex image = Real courthouse.jpg | ex image size = 250 | ex image cap = The Real County Courthouse in Leakey, built in 1918 from local limestone, and renovated in 1978 | web = www.co.real.tx.us |

| time zone = Central
| district = 21st
}}

Real County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,309.[1] The county seat is Leakey.[2] The county is named for Julius Real (1860–1944), a former member of the Texas State Senate.

The Alto Frio Baptist Encampment is located in an isolated area of Real County southeast of Leakey.

History

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  • 1762-1771 Looking for protection from Comanches, Lipan Apache chief El Gran Cabezón persuades Franciscans and the Spanish military to establish San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz Mission on the Nueces River. The mission was abandoned in 1771[3]
  • 1856 John and Nancy Leakey settle in Frio Canyon.[4]
  • 1857 The original Camp Wood is established on the Nueces River near the site of the former San Lorenzo mission.[5]
  • 1864 Lipan Apaches attack the family of George Schwander in the abandoned ruins of the San Lorenzo mission.[6]
  • 1868 Theophilus Watkins, F. Smith and Newman Patterson construct a gravity flow irrigation canal from the Frio River that operates for a century.[7][8]
  • 1879 Indians attack and kill Jennie Coalson, wife of Nic Coalson, and two children at Half Moon Prairie.[9]
  • 1881 Lipan Apaches strike the McLauren home at Buzzard's Roost in the Frio Canyon. Last Indian raid in southwest Texas.[10]
  • 1910 Crop farming declines in the county, livestock ranching gains prominence, in particular angora goats.[9]
  • 1913 On April 3,[11] the Texas state legislature establishes Real County from parts of Edwards, Bandera, and Kerr counties. Leakey is the county seat.[9]
  • 1920 Camp Wood township is founded and becomes a railroad terminus to transport heart cedar.[12]
  • 1924 Charles A. Lindbergh lands in Real County.[13][14]
  • 1948 Farm Road 337 is completed.[9][15]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|700|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|699|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi}} (0.1%) is water.[16]

Major highways

  • U.S. Highway 83
  • State Highway 41
  • State Highway 55
  • Ranch to Market Road 337

Adjacent counties

  • Edwards County (west)
  • Kerr County (northeast)
  • Bandera County (east)
  • Uvalde County (south)

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1920= 1461
|1930= 2197
|1940= 2420
|1950= 2479
|1960= 2079
|1970= 2013
|1980= 2469
|1990= 2412
|2000= 3047
|2010= 3309
|estyear=2016
|estimate=3389
|estref=[17]
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[18]
1850–2010[19] 2010–2014[1]
}}

As of the census[20] of 2000, 3,047 people, 1,245 households, and 869 families resided in the county. The population density was 4/mi2 (2/km²). The 2,007 housing units averaged 3/mi2 (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.40% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.01% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were about 22.58% of the population.

Of the 1,245 households, 26.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were not families. About 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was distributed as 23.40% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 21.50% from 25 to 44, 28.80% from 45 to 64, and 20.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,118, and for a family was $29,839. Males had a median income of $21,076 versus $18,352 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,321. About 17.40% of families and 21.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.60% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

  • Camp Wood
  • Leakey (county seat)

Unincorporated community

  • Rio Frio

Politics

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Presidential elections results[21]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
82.2% 1,3822.2% 37
80.5% 1,2361.4% 22
76.0% 1,2380.9% 15
79.9% 1,3140.4% 6
76.9% 1,1461.9% 28
58.4% 84513.0% 188
48.0% 78723.8% 390
61.6% 7951.0% 13
73.3% 1,0040.4% 5
57.3% 8321.2% 18
46.2% 4481.1% 11
75.2% 4831.4% 9
41.3% 29019.4% 136
34.3% 2550.1% 1
57.7% 3770.5% 3
64.7% 350
59.8% 450
25.3% 1562.3% 14
29.7% 16310.9% 60
21.8% 126
20.8% 55
21.0% 89
83.0% 479
60.2% 3002.0% 10
35.9% 1116.8% 21
4.9% 149.9% 28
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See also

{{Portal|Texas}}
  • List of museums in Central Texas
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Real County, Texas
  • Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Real County

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48385.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 23, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}
3. ^{{cite web|last=Chipman|first=Donald E|title=San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz Mission|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqs26|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=16 December 2010}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=John Leakey|url=http://www.andrewbutlerphotos.com/History/Historical-Markers-Real-County/15142458_JmDtBT#!i=1132241121&k=Vm5c6mL|work=Texas State Historical Markers|publisher=William Nienke, Sam Morrow|accessdate=16 December 2010}}
5. ^{{cite web|last=Minton|first=John|title=Original Camp Wood|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbc33|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=16 December 2010}}
6. ^{{cite book|last=Michno|first=Gregory and Susan|title=A Fate Worse Than Death: Indian Captivities in the West 1830-1885|year=2007|publisher=Caxton Press|isbn=978-0-87004-451-9|page=253}}
7. ^{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Sallie|title=Theophilus Watkins|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwa70|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=16 December 2010}}
8. ^{{cite web|last=Minton|first=John|title=Rio Frio, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnr28|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=16 December 2010}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Minton|first=John|title=Real County, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcr04|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=16 December 2010}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Site of McLauren Massacre - Leakey, Real County, Texas|url=http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5385004831|work=Texas State Historical Markers|publisher=William Nienke, Sam Morrow|accessdate=16 December 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314205054/http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5385004831|archivedate=14 March 2012|df=}}
11. ^"The Formation of Real County" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207152117/http://realcounty1913.com/history.html |date=2013-12-07 }}
12. ^{{cite web|last=Minton|first=John|title=Camp Wood Township|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc03|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=16 December 2010}}
13. ^{{cite web|last=Cox|first=Mike|title=Lindbergh|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/MikeCoxTexasTales/Lindbergh.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|accessdate=16 December 2010}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=Charles A. Lindbergh in Texas - Camp Wood, Real County, Texas|url=http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5385000808|work=Texas State Historical Markers|publisher=William Nienke, Sam Morrow|accessdate=16 December 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314205058/http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5385000808|archivedate=14 March 2012|df=}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=FM337|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TRIPS/Scenic_drives/FM337_Texas_mountain_laurel/FM337.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|accessdate=16 December 2010}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 9, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 9, 2015}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|accessdate=May 9, 2015}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-05-14|title=American FactFinder}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|date=|website=uselectionatlas.org|accessdate=12 April 2018}}

External links

{{Commons category}}
  • Frio River Canyon
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110709095613/http://www.co.real.tx.us/ips/cms Real County Official Site]
  • [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcr04 Real County, Texas-Handbook of Texas]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Real County, Texas
|North = Edwards County
|Northeast = Kerr County
|East = Bandera County
|Southeast =
|South = Uvalde County
|Southwest =
|West = Edwards County
|Northwest =
}}{{Real County, Texas}}{{Texas counties}}{{Texas}}{{Coord|29.84|-99.81|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-TX_source:UScensus1990}}

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