Cotulla, Texas

Cotulla, Texas
City
Water Tower in Cotulla view from IH 35
Location of Cotulla, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	La Salle
Area
• Total	2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2)
• Land	2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,614
• Density	1,831.8/sq mi (707.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	78001, 78014
Area code	830
FIPS code	48-17216Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1333494Template:GR

Cotulla is a city in and the county seat of La Salle County, Texas, United States.Template:GR The population was 3,614 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Cotulla is located at 28°26′3″N 99°14′11″W (28.434144, -99.236343)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,614 people, 1,208 households, and 901 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,831.8 people per square mile (708.3/km²). There were 1,504 housing units at an average density of 762.3/sq mi (294.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.45% White, 0.64% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 12.67% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83.56% of the population.

There were 1,208 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,250, and the median income for a family was $25,951. Males had a median income of $21,199 versus $17,415 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,856. About 27.9% of families and 30.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 28.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

• Cotulla is within the Cotulla Independent School District.

Points of Interests

• Former U.S. President Lyndon Johnson taught in Cotulla in 1928 for one year.

• Jeff Bezos' (Founder, Chairman, CEO of Amazon.com) maternal ancestors were settlers from Greece who lived in Texas, and over the generations had acquired a 25,000 acre (101 km² or 39 miles²) ranch in Cotulla.

• Country music singer George Strait has a ranch near Cotulla.

• WWE Superstar Stone Cold Steve Austin has made several appearances in Cotulla.

• Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett owns Herradura Ranch, a 7000-acre deer-hunting enclave located approximately twenty-eight miles from Cotulla.

External links

• Handbook of Texas Online article
• Cotulla Airport (Page Aviation)