Refugio County, Texas
| Refugio County, Texas | |
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The Refugio County Courthouse in Refugio
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1837 |
| Seat | Refugio |
| Largest town | Refugio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 818 sq mi (2,119 km2) |
| • Land | 770 sq mi (1,994 km2) |
| • Water | 48 sq mi (124 km2), 5.8% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 7,383 |
| • Density | 9.6/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 27th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Refugio County (/rᵻˈfjʊəri.oʊ/ ri-FYOOR-ee-oh) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,383. Its county seat is Refugio. The county was created as a municipality of Mexico in 1834 and organized as a county in 1837.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 818 square miles (2,120 km2), of which 770 square miles (2,000 km2) is land and 48 square miles (120 km2) (5.8%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,828 people, 2,985 households, and 2,176 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,669 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.22% White, 6.77% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 10.42% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 44.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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