San Angelo

 

(săn ăn'jəlō) , city (1990 pop. 84,474), seat of Tom Green co., W Tex., where two forks join to form the Concho River; laid out 1869, inc. 1903. It is an important wool and mohair market and a trade and shipping point for a wide area of sheep, goat, and cattle ranches; irrigated farms; and oil and natural gas fields. Meat and dairy products; shoes; leather goods; surgical sutures; and stone, fiberglass, and metal items are also produced. Founded beside a border military post, Fort Concho (1866; restored as a museum), San Angelo was a rough frontier town of cattle trails and overland traffic in the 1870s; it grew after the coming of the railroad in 1888. Angelo State Univ. is there. Goodfellow Air Force Base adjoins the city, and Lake Nasworthy and O. C. Fisher Lake reservoirs are nearby.

City of San Angelo
Nickname: The Shining Star of Texas
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 31°27′11″N 100°27′9″W / 31.45306, -100.4525
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Tom Green
Government
- Mayor	J.W. Lown
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	915
FIPS code	48-644722
GNIS feature ID	13759533
Website: http://www.sanangelo.org

San Angelo is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County⁶, Texas, United States. It is also the principal city of the "San Angelo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area" that includes all of Irion and Tom Green county. As of the 2000 census, San Angelo had a total population of 88,439.

The city is located at the confluence of the North Concho River and South Concho River, which in turn form the Concho River, a tributary of the Colorado River (in Texas, not to be confused with the Colorado River in Colorado and Arizona).

San Angelo is also home to the Fort Concho National Historic Landmark. During the late 19th century, it was the headquarters of the 10th Cavalry, which was made up mainly of "buffalo soldiers." A yearly Christmas festival called "Christmas at Old Fort Concho" is held at the fort today.

Local sports teams include the San Angelo Colts, a United League Baseball minor league team; as well as the San Angelo Stampede Express, a minor league indoor football team.

Goodfellow Air Force Base is also located at the city's outskirts. The primary tasks of the units stationed there are intelligence specializing in linguistics training and firefighter training.

Mathis Field (also known as San Angelo Regional Airport) is the commercial airport serving the city.

San Angelo's main newspaper is the San Angelo Standard-Times.

In the TV world, there are three stations-- KSAN/3, which is NBC, KIDY/6, which is Fox, and KLST/8, which is CBS.

Geography and Climate

San Angelo is located at 31°27′11″N, 100°27′9″W (31.453113, -100.452502)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 150.9 km² (58.2 mi²). 144.8 km² (55.9 mi²) of it is land and 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²) of it (4.03%) is water.

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rec High °F	90	97	97	103	109	110	111	109	107	100	93	91
Norm High °F	57.9	63.5	71.1	79	85.6	90.8	94.4	93.1	86.6	77.8	66.5	59.3
Norm Low °F	31.8	36	43.3	51	60.6	67.6	70.4	69.4	63	53	41.4	33.5
Rec Low °F	5	-1	8	25	35	48	56	54	37	26	13	-4
Precip (in)	0.82	1.18	0.99	1.6	3.09	2.52	1.1	2.05	2.95	2.57	1.1	0.94
Source: USTravelWeather.com [1]

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 88,439 people, 34,006 households, and 22,409 families residing in the city. The population density was 610.8/km² (1,582.2/mi²). There were 37,699 housing units at an average density of 260.4/km² (674.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.10% White, 4.73% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 13.96% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.15% of the population.

There were 34,006 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,232, and the median income for a family was $38,665. Males had a median income of $27,532 versus $20,470 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,289. About 11.6% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Almost all of San Angelo is in the San Angelo Independent School District. Small parts of San Angelo are served by the Wall Independent School District (SE San Angelo) and the Grape Creek-Pulliam Independent School District (NW San Angelo). San Angelo is home to Angelo State University and a branch campus of Howard College.

Famous Residents

Crawford Goldsby, alias Cherokee Bill, was born in Fort Concho (across the Concho River from what is now San Angelo) on February 8, 1876.

Frank (Bring'em Back Alive) Buck lived in San Angelo in the 1940s and 1950s.

Jazz musician Jack Teagarden lived in San Angelo.

Actor Fess Parker grew up on a ranch near San Angelo.

Pop singer Paula DeAnda was born in San Angelo in 1989.

Famous poker player Doyle Brunson lived in San Angelo for part of his life.

Kevin Bell is a distinguished member of the National Forensics League. He also has committed large quantities of resources to substantially increase the number of people serving in National Service organizations.

Four-time Cy Young Award-winning baseball pitcher Greg Maddux was born in San Angelo.

Musician Ernest Tubb, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, worked for several years in San Angelo and had a daily live music show on a local radio station prior to going to Nashville.

Award-winning western writer and roustabout Elmer Kelton lives in San Angelo.

Actor, western artist, and former Tom Green County Deputy Sherriff Jimmy Don Cox [2] is from San Angelo.

Former tennis player Cliff Richey, who won 10 singles titles in the 1970s, was born in San Angelo and currently lives there.

Matthew McConaughey's ranch is near Mertzon; he shops in San Angelo. [3]

Peace activist Brandon Hughey grew up in San Angelo. [4]

Los Lonely Boys is an American Grammy-winning musical group from San Angelo that plays Tex-Mex rock with elements of blues, soul, country, and Tejano.

Emmy winning film music composer Kristopher Carter grew up in San Angelo.

Pulitzer Prize nominee and Texas A&M professor Joe Feagin was born in San Angelo.

Professional chef Mike Holdridge, the personal chef of Muhammad Ali for five years, is from San Angelo.

Alex Holguin a famous gospel singer, was born and raised in San Angelo.

San Angelo in Popular Culture

The city is mentioned in the Hank Williams, Jr. song "Texas Women."

The city is in Texas Country artist, Mark David Manders, song, "Leaving San Angelo."

Part of the Cormac McCarthy novel All The Pretty Horses is set in San Angelo, as is the 2000 movie adaptation. The crew of the movie version scouted locations in San Angelo, and actors Matt Damon and Henry Thomas visited the city, but no filming took place there.

The Christian rock band Third Day has a song called "San Angelo" on their "Wire" album.

Country artist Aaron Watson has a hit single named "San Angelo" on his album of the same name: "San Angelo".

External links

• City of San Angelo, Texas
• San Angelo Independent School District
• ConchoValleyHomepage.com Local Community Website for San Angelo, Texas
• San Angelo Standard-Times
• Angelo State University
• SanAngeloHotSpots.com The premier look at San Angelo
• SanAngelo.com
• San Angelo LIVE! Live events and music in San Angelo

Coordinates: 31.453113° N 100.452502° W

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