Editing Bigfoot, Texas

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| official_name      = Bigfoot, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) and [[Unincorporated Community]]
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Frio County, Texas|Frio]]
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 480
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| elevation_ft       = 607
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78005
| area_code          = [[Area code 830|830]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-08164<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>
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'''Bigfoot''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Frio County, Texas|Frio County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 450 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4808164| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bigfoot CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 7, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 304 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==History==
The area was first settled around 1865 and was originally called Connally's Store, named after Bob Connally. By 1880, D.T. Winters had set up a [[cotton gin]] and [[gristmill]] in the area. When James Connally established a post office in 1883, he named the community Bigfoot, in honor of Texas Ranger [[William A. A. Wallace|William A.A. “Bigfoot” Wallace]], a well-known local resident.<ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=hnb38|name=Bigfoot}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Tarpley |first=Fred |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R4B7n7pJyZIC&pg=PA25 |title=1001 Texas Place Names |date=5 July 2010 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=978-0-292-78693-6 |page=25}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=History and Development of Bigfoot, Texas |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bigfoot-tx |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref>

A [[Baptists|Baptist]] church was formed during the 1880s, and by 1890, the town had a [[general store]] and around 25 residents. A public school was founded in the 1890s, and had three teachers and 105 students by 1907. Much of the business district was destroyed by a fire in 1903. In the 1940s, Bigfoot featured a church, a school, several businesses, and scattered homes. The local school was merged with the one in [[Devine, Texas]] in 1949. The community expanded again in the 1950s with the development of the nearby Bigfoot oilfield.

Currently, Bigfoot still has a post office, a couple of businesses, and three churches. The town is also home to the Bigfoot Wallace Museum—an exact replica of  William A.A. “Bigfoot” Wallace's home.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
Bigfoot is located in the northeast corner of Frio County. It is bordered to the north by [[Medina County, Texas|Medina County]] and to the east by [[Atascosa County, Texas|Atascosa County]]. [[Texas State Highway 173]] passes through the northeastern part of the CDP, leading northwest {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Devine, Texas|Devine]] and southeast {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Jourdanton, Texas|Jourdanton]]. Downtown [[San Antonio]] is {{convert|41|mi}} to the north, and [[Pearsall, Texas|Pearsall]], the Frio County seat, is {{convert|21|mi}} to the southwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Bigfoot CDP has a total area of {{convert|62.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.06%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{update section|date=February 2020}}
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 304
| 2010 = 450
| 2020 = 480
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Bigfoot, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Bigfoot_CDP,_Texas?g=160XX00US4808164 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 304 people, 110 households, and 91 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 12.7 people per square mile (4.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 5.3/sq&nbsp;mi (2.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 16.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 44.74% of the population.

There were 110 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,375, and the median income for a family was $17,083. Males had a median income of $22,917 versus $28,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $14,250. About 23.7% of families and 29.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 27.5% of those 65 or over, the area code here is 830.

==Education==
Bigfoot is served by the [[Devine Independent School District]].

==References==

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{{Frio County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Frio County, Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Frio County, Texas]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas]]