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San Patricio County
	San Patricio County, Texas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Texas
	; Texas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1836
Seat	Sinton
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 707 sq mi (1,831 km²); 692 sq mi (1,792 km²); 15 sq mi (39 km²), 2.18%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 67,138; 96/sq mi (37/km²)
	Website: www.co.san-patricio.tx.us

San Patricio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 67,138. Its county seat is Sinton^[1].

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 707 square miles (1,831 km²), of which, 692 square miles (1,791 km²) of it is land and 15 square miles (40 km²) of it (2.18%) is water.

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[edit] Adjacent counties

Bee County (north)
Refugio County (north)
Aransas County (northeast)
Nueces County (south)
Jim Wells County (southwest)
Live Oak County (northwest)

The Gulf of Mexico is situated to the east of the county.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 67,138 people, 22,093 households, and 17,232 families residing in the county. The population density was 97 people per square mile (37/km²). There were 24,864 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 76.76% White, 2.81% Black or African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 15.94% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races. 49.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 22,093 households out of which 41.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 12.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.00% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the county, the population was spread out with 31.10% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,836, and the median income for a family was $40,002. Males had a median income of $31,132 versus $20,730 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,425. About 14.60% of families and 18.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.50% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over.