Editing Benavides, Texas

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'''Benavides''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|b|ɛ|n|ə|ˈ|v|iː|d|ə|s}} {{respell|BEN|ə|VEE|dəs}}) is a city in [[Duval County, Texas|Duval County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 1,183 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" />

==History==
The town is named after Plácido Benavides (1837&ndash;1919),<ref>DeLeon, 1980, p.4</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kohout|first=Martin Donell|title=Benavides, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjb04|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] |access-date=16 March 2011}}</ref> namesake nephew of [[Plácido Benavides]] (1810–1837), [[Tejano]] 1832 [[alcalde]] of [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]], who served under [[Stephen F. Austin]] with [[Juan Seguin]], in the [[Siege of Béxar]].

Plácido Benavides whom the town is named after served in the [[Confederate States Army]]. After the war, he built his "Rancho Palo Alto" into one of the largest ranches in Duval County. In 1880, he agreed to let the county locate a railroad station on his property. In 1881, he donated {{convert|80|acre|ha}} to establish the community that grew up around the station on the [[Texas Mexican Railway]].

In 1882, [[Archie Parr]] arrived to manage the Sweden Ranch for the Lott & Nielson Pasture Company. The former schoolteacher and ranch hand later became a rancher, [[Texas Senate|Texas state senator]], and the first "Duke of Duval", [[political boss]] of the county. His middle son, [[George Berham Parr]], succeeded him as ''El Patrón'' and Duke of Duval. Other descendants of Archie also figured prominently in county politics. In 1911, Archie campaigned unsuccessfully to move the [[county courthouse]] from [[San Diego, Texas|San Diego]] to Benavides.<ref name=Lynch>{{cite book
  |first=Dudley M. |last=Lynch |title=The Duke of Duval: The Life and Times of George B. Parr
  |date=January 1, 1976 |isbn=0-87244-044-3 |lccn=76-54438
  |location=[[Waco]] |publisher=Texian Press |access-date=2013-09-09
  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qE0PAAAAYAAJ
}}
</ref>

==Geography==

Benavides is located southeast of the center of Duval County at {{coord|27|35|48|N|98|24|43|W|type:city}} (27.596677, –98.411884),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the valley of Santa Gertrudis Creek. [[Texas State Highway 359]] runs through the city, leading northeastward {{convert|15|mi}} to [[San Diego, Texas|San Diego]], the [[county seat]], and southwestward {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Hebbronville, Texas|Hebbronville]]. [[Texas State Highway 339]] also passes through Benavides, leading northwestward {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Freer, Texas|Freer]], and south {{convert|25|mi}} to its terminus at [[Texas State Highway 285|TX 285]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Benavides has a total area of {{convert|4.7|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Benavides city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4807528 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213061256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4807528 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 8, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1890 = 1424
| 1940 = 3081
| 1950 = 3016
| 1960 = 2459
| 1970 = 1841
| 1980 = 1978
| 1990 = 1788
| 2000 = 1686
| 2010 = 1362
| 2020 = 1183
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Benavides racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4807528&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |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)
|37
|3.13%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3
|0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|18
|1.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,125
|95.1%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,183'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,183 people, 622 households, and 460 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,686 people, 625 households, and 444 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|934.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 776 housing units at an average density of {{convert|429.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 83.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 13.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 95.55% of the population.

There were 625 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,513, and the median income for a family was $27,059. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $15,481 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,332. About 25.1% of families and 28.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.2% of those under age 18 and 32.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city of Benavides is served by the [[Benavides Independent School District]].

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Benavides has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=96014&cityname=Benavides%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Benavides, Texas]</ref>

==Notable person==

* [[Oscar Carrillo]], youngest ever mayor of Benavides and three-term member of the Texas House of Representatives

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book
   |first=Arnoldo |last=De León |title=Benavides: The Town and Its Founder, 1880 |location=Benavides, Texas
   |publisher=Benavides City Council-Benavides Centennial Committee|year=1980
   |access-date=2013-10-03 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OgULAAAAYAAJ}} 
*{{cite book
   |first=Arnoldo |last=De León |title=A Social History of Mexican Americans in Nineteenth Century Duval County
   |location=San Diego, Texas |publisher=Duval County Commissioners Court |date=n.d.}} Vertical Files, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
{{refend}}

==External links==
*{{Handbook of Texas|id=hjb04}}
*{{Handbook of Texas|id=fbe46|name=Plácido Benavides, the elder}}

{{Duval County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Duval County, Texas]]