Editing Agua Dulce, Nueces County, Texas

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'''Agua Dulce''' ({{IPAc-en|ɑː|w|ə|ˈ|d|u|l|s|ɪ}} {{respell|ah|wə|DOOL|sih}}) is a city in [[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. It is located on the Texas Mexican Railway at the intersection of [[Texas State Highway 44|State Highway 44]] and [[Farm to Market Road 70]] in west-central Nueces County. The name, Spanish for "sweet water", refers to a nearby creek. A town in Texas, [[Sweetwater, Texas|Sweetwater]] in [[Nolan County, Texas|Nolan County]] in [[West Texas]], uses the English name.

The town was established by the 1900s.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hla08|title=Agua Dulce, Tx|publisher=Texas State HistoricalDistrict|accessdate=2012-01-06}}</ref>

The population of Agua Dulce was 685 in the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].

==Geography==

Agua Dulce is located at {{coord|27|46|59|N|97|54|36|W|type:city}} (27.783077, –97.910033).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 660
|1960= 867
|1970= 742
|1980= 934
|1990= 794
|2000= 737
|2010= 812
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=685}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Agua Dulce racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4801396&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|126
|18.39%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|1
|0.15%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|5
|0.73%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|553
|80.73%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''685'''
|
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 685 people, 219 households, and 165 families residing in the city.

===2000 Census data===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000,  737 people, 234 households, and 200 families were residing in the city. Its population density was {{convert|2,338.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 257 housing units averaged 815.3 per  mi<sup>2</sup> (310.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 79.38% White, 0.14% African American, 0.68% Native American, 16.15% from other races, and 3.66% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 66.08% of the population.

Of the 234 households,  46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were not families. About 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15, and the average family size was 3.46.

In the city, the age distribution was 32.2% under 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,406, and  for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $27,375 versus $18,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,847. About 22.0% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.0% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Agua Dulce is served by the [[Agua Dulce Independent School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48355_nueces/DC20SD_C48355.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nueces County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-09-27}}</ref> and home to the [[Agua Dulce High School|Agua Dulce]] Longhorns.

[[Del Mar College]] is the designated community college for all of Nueces County.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.177. DEL MAR COLLEGE-CORPUS CHRISTI JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Battle of Agua Dulce]]

==References==
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{{Nueces County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Nueces County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in the Corpus Christi metropolitan area]]