Inez, TX

Inez, Texas
Location of Inez, Texas
Coordinates: 28°52′31″N 96°47′39″W / 28.87528, -96.79417
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Victoria
Area
- CDP	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- CDP
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	77968
Area code(s)	361
FIPS code	48-359962
GNIS feature ID	13600073

Inez is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,787 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Victoria, Texas, metropolitan statistical area. The name is that of a daughter of a railroad developer.

History

The community was originally called "Arenosa" after a near-by creek. In 1882, the community was re-named after Inez Telefener.

Geography

Inez is located at 28°52′31″N, 96°47′39″W (28.875316, -96.794120)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 154.3 km² (59.6 mi²). 154.2 km² (59.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.08%) is water.

Inez is located northeast of Victoria on US Route 59 at state highway 444.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,787 people, 628 households, and 503 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 11.6/km² (30.0/mi²). There were 684 housing units at an average density of 4.4/km² (11.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.55% White, 1.51% African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 4.36% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.92% of the population.

There were 628 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,000, and the median income for a family was $56,806. Males had a median income of $35,926 versus $22,050 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,487. About 2.6% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Inez is located in the Industrial Independent School District.

External links

• Victoria Economic Development Corporation economic development
• Inez information

Coordinates: 28.875316° N 96.79412° W

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