Editing Goliad, Texas

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| motto              = "Birthplace of Texas Ranching"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goliadtx.net/|title=City of Goliad Texas|publisher=City of Goliad Texas|access-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124034756/http://www.goliadtx.net/|archive-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref>
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| elevation_m        = 50
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| postal_code        = 77963
| area_code          = [[Area code 361|361]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-30080<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| website            = {{URL|www.goliadtx.net}}
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'''Goliad''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|oʊ|l|i|æ|d}} {{respell|GOH|lee-ad}}) is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Goliad County, Texas]], United States.  It is known for the 1836 [[Goliad massacre]] during the [[Texas Revolution]]. It had a population of 1,620 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=Goliad%20city,%20Texas|title = Explore Census Data}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> It is part of the [[Victoria, Texas]], [[Victoria metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==

===Spain===
In 1747, the Spanish government sent [[José de Escandón]] to inspect the northern frontier of its North American colonies, including [[Spanish Texas]]. In his final report, Escandón recommended the [[Presidio La Bahía]] be moved from its [[Guadalupe River (Texas)|Guadalupe River]] location to the banks of the San Antonio River, so it could better assist settlements along the [[Rio Grande]].<ref name=roell13>Roell (1994), p. 13</ref> Both the ''presidio'' and the mission that it protected, [[Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga]], moved to their new location sometime around October 1749. Escandón proposed that 25 families from [[New Spain]] be relocated near the presidio to form a civilian settlement, but he could not find enough willing settlers.<ref name=roell14>Roell (1994), p. 14</ref>

With the conclusion of the [[Seven Years' War]] in 1763, France ceded [[Louisiana (New France)|Louisiana]] and its Texas claims to Spain.<ref>Weber (1992), p. 198</ref> With France no longer a threat to the Crown's North American interests, the Spanish monarchy commissioned the Marquis de Rubi to inspect all of the ''presidios'' on the northern frontier of [[New Spain]] and make recommendations for the future.<ref name=chipman173>Chipman (1992), p. 173</ref> Rubi recommended that several presidios be closed and that La Bahia be kept and rebuilt in stone. La Bahia was soon "the only Spanish fortress for the entire [[Gulf Coast]] from the mouth of the Rio Grande to the [[Mississippi River]]".<ref name=roell15>Roell (1994), p. 15</ref> The presidio was at the crossroads of several major trade and military routes. IIt quickly became one of Texas's three most important areas, alongside [[Presidio San Antonio de Béxar|Béxar]] and [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]].<ref name=roell15/> A civil settlement, then known as ''La Bahia'', soon developed near the presidio. By 1804, the settlement had one of only two schools in Texas.<ref name=roell19>Roell (1994), p. 19</ref>

In early August 1812, during the [[Mexican War of Independence]], Mexican revolutionary [[Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara]] and his recruits, called the [[Republican Army of the North]], invaded Texas.<ref>Almaráz (1971), p. 159</ref> In November the invaders captured Presidio La Bahia.<ref>Almaráz (1971), p. 164</ref> [[List of Texas Governors and Presidents|Texas governor]] [[Manuel María de Salcedo]] laid siege to the fort for the next four months.<ref name=roell20>Roell (1994), p. 20</ref> Unable to win a decisive victory, Salcedo lifted the siege on February 19, 1813, and turned toward San Antonio de Bexar.<ref>Almaráz (1971), p. 168</ref> The rebels controlled the presidio until July or August 1813, when [[José Joaquín de Arredondo]] led royalist troops in retaking all of Texas.<ref name=roell21>Roell (1994), p. 21</ref> Henry Perry, a member of the Republican Army of the North, led forces back to Texas in 1817 and attempted to recapture La Bahia. The Spanish reinforced the ''presidio'' with soldiers from San Antonio, and defeated Perry's forces on June 18 near Coleto Creek.<ref name=roell21>Roell (1994), p. 21</ref>

The area was invaded again in 1821. The United States and Spain had signed the [[Adams–Onís Treaty]] in 1819, which ceded all US territorial claims on the Texas area to Spain. On October 4, the [[Long Expedition]] (with 52 members) captured La Bahia. Four days later, Colonel Ignacio Pérez arrived with troops from Bexar, and [[James Long (filibuster)|Long]] surrendered.<ref name=roell23>Roell (1994), p. 23</ref> By the end of 1821, Mexico had achieved its independence from Spain, and Texas became part of the newly created country.<ref>Weber (1992), p. 300</ref>

===Mexico===
In 1829, the name of the [[Mexican Texas]] village of La Bahía was changed to "Goliad", believed to be an [[anagram]] of ''Hidalgo'' (omitting the silent initial "H"), in honor of the patriot priest [[Miguel Hidalgo]], the father of the [[Mexican War of Independence]].<ref>Jeri Robison Turner, "GOLIAD, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjg05 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015931/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjg05 |date=February 7, 2019 }}), ([[Texas State Historical Association]]), accessed April 16, 2011.</ref>

On October 9, 1835, in the early days of the [[Texas Revolution]], a group of Anglo-American immigrants attacked the ''presidio'' in the [[Battle of Goliad]]. The Mexican garrison quickly surrendered, leaving the Anglo-Americans in control of the fort. The first [[Goliad Declaration of Independence|declaration of independence]] of the [[Republic of Texas]] was signed here on December 20, 1835 and immediately thereafter [[Nicholas Fagan]] raised the "Bloody Arm Flag" also known as the "First Flag of Texas Independence" over Presidio LaBahia.  Anglo-Americans held the area until March 1836, when their garrison under [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] [[James Fannin]] was defeated at the nearby [[Battle of Coleto]]. [[Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna]], then President of Mexico, ordered that all survivors were to be executed. On [[Palm Sunday]], March 27, 1836, in what was later called the [[Goliad Massacre]], 303 were marched out of the fort to be executed, and 39 were executed inside the ''presidio ''(20 prisoners were spared because they were either physicians or medical attendants); 342 men were killed and 28 escaped.<ref name=hardin174>Hardin (1994), p. 174</ref>

The famous Mexican General [[Ignacio Zaragoza]] was born in Goliad in 1829. He commanded the forces resisting the [[French Army]] in the [[Battle of Puebla]], now celebrated as ''[[Cinco de Mayo]]'' on May 5, 1862.<ref>"ZARAGOZA, IGNACIO SEGUIN," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fza04 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115234538/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fza04 |date=November 15, 2018 }}) (Texas State Historical Association), accessed April 15, 2011.</ref>

The Texas gunfighter [[King Fisher]] lived for a time in Goliad before moving to [[Eagle Pass, Texas|Eagle Pass]] in [[Maverick County, Texas]].

===1902 tornado===
{{Main article|1902 Goliad, Texas, tornado}}
The 1902 Goliad tornado devastated the town, killing 114 people, including Sheriff Robert Shaw, and injuring at least 225. It is tied for the deadliest tornado in Texas history, and remains among the deadliest in the United States.<ref>{{Citation| url=http://www.stoppingpoints.com/texas/sights.cgi?marker=Goliad+Tornado+of+1902&cnty=goliad| title=Goliad Tornado of 1902 Historical Marker| author=Texas State Historical Commission| access-date=March 22, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817091739/http://www.stoppingpoints.com/texas/sights.cgi?marker=Goliad+Tornado+of+1902&cnty=goliad| archive-date=August 17, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> Dr. Louis Warren Chilton, a young doctor whose wife was injured and whose daughter was lifted in the tornado funnel but survived, set up a temporary hospital and morgue in the courthouse. The [[Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House]] was built starting in June and included an underground shelter.<ref name="nrhpdoc-Chilton">{{cite web |author=Mary Burns and Mary Dillman |date=February 1998 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972550 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202034929/https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972550 |archive-date=2 February 2025 |website=[[National Archives]] |publisher=}}</ref>

==Geography==

[[File:San Antonio River in Goliad, TX IMG 0999.JPG|thumb|right|The [[San Antonio River]] flows through Goliad.]]
Goliad is located near the center of Goliad County at {{Coord|28|40|N|97|24|W|type:city}} (28.669, –97.392).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 59 in Texas|U.S. Route 59]] passes through the center of town as Pearl Street, leading northeast {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]] and southwest {{convert|29|mi}} to [[Beeville, Texas|Beeville]]. [[U.S. Route 183]] (Jefferson Street) crosses US 59 northeast of the original center of town; US 183 leads north {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Cuero, Texas|Cuero]] and south {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Refugio, Texas|Refugio]]. Goliad is {{convert|91|mi}} southeast of [[San Antonio]] and {{convert|68|mi}} north of [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.28%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4830080| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Goliad city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 14, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[San Antonio River]] flows from west to east along the southern border of the city; it is a tributary of the [[Guadalupe River (Texas)|Guadalupe River]], joining it just before their mouth at [[San Antonio Bay]].

===Climate===
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 | location    = Goliad, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1937–2014)
 | Jan record high F  = 90
 | Feb record high F  = 97
 | Mar record high F  = 99
 | Apr record high F  = 105
 | May record high F  = 102
 | Jun record high F  = 112
 | Jul record high F  = 112
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 | Oct record high F  = 102
 | Nov record high F  = 96
 | Dec record high F  = 89
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 | Jan high F = 65.6
 | Feb high F = 69.6
 | Mar high F = 75.1
 | Apr high F = 81.1
 | May high F = 86.8
 | Jun high F = 91.6
 | Jul high F = 94.7
 | Aug high F = 96.1
 | Sep high F = 90.9
 | Oct high F = 84.3
 | Nov high F = 74.7
 | Dec high F = 67.5
 | year high F = 81.5
 | Jan mean F = 54.4
 | Feb mean F = 58.3
 | Mar mean F = 64.3
 | Apr mean F = 70.7
 | May mean F = 77.1
 | Jun mean F = 82.0
 | Jul mean F = 84.3
 | Aug mean F = 85.0
 | Sep mean F = 80.5
 | Oct mean F = 72.6
 | Nov mean F = 63.2
 | Dec mean F = 56.1
 | year mean F = 70.7
 | Jan low F = 43.3
 | Feb low F = 47.0
 | Mar low F = 53.4
 | Apr low F = 60.4
 | May low F = 67.4
 | Jun low F = 72.5
 | Jul low F = 73.8
 | Aug low F = 73.8
 | Sep low F = 70.1
 | Oct low F = 60.9
 | Nov low F = 51.8
 | Dec low F = 44.7
 | year low F = 59.9
 | Jan record low F  = 7
 | Feb record low F  = 13
 | Mar record low F  = 20
 | Apr record low F  = 32
 | May record low F  = 42
 | Jun record low F  = 55
 | Jul record low F  = 61
 | Aug record low F  = 61
 | Sep record low F  = 44
 | Oct record low F  = 23
 | Nov record low F  = 20
 | Dec record low F  = 8
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 | Jan precipitation inch = 2.71
 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.73
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.74
 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.67
 | May precipitation inch = 4.54
 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.90
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.95
 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.41
 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.69
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.41
 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.33
 | Dec precipitation inch = 2.13
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 | Feb precipitation days  = 6.9
 | Mar precipitation days  = 6.1
 | Apr precipitation days  = 5.0
 | May precipitation days  = 5.3
 | Jun precipitation days  = 7.0
 | Jul precipitation days  = 6.4
 | Aug precipitation days  = 5.9
 | Sep precipitation days  = 8.0
 | Oct precipitation days  = 6.5
 | Nov precipitation days  = 5.7
 | Dec precipitation days  = 6.7
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 885
| 1930 = 1424
| 1940 = 1446
| 1950 = 1584
| 1960 = 1782
| 1970 = 1709
| 1980 = 1990
| 1990 = 1946
| 2000 = 1975
| 2010 = 1908
| 2020 = 1604
| 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"
|+'''Goliad racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4830080&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |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>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><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)
|649
|40.06%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|89
|5.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|5
|0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|6
|0.37%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|2
|0.12%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|41
|2.53%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|828
|51.11%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,620'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,620 people, 713 households, and 420 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 1,975 people, 749 households, and 518 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,294.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 877 housing units at an average density of {{convert|574.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The  [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 75.44% White, 6.08% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 14.99% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 49.72% of the population.

Of the 749 households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were not families. About 28.7% 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 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was distributed as 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,200, and for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $28,889 versus $20,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,997. About 19.7% of families and 23.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Goliad Independent School District]] [http://www.goliadisd.org/] serves Goliad.

==Attractions==

* The [[Texas Mile]], a weekend [[motorsports]] racing festival, used to be held at the Goliad Airport near Berclair, TX. After the US Navy reclaimed the airport as a training field, the festival has been held at an airport in Beeville, Texas.
* Goliad Market Day (held on the second Saturday of every month) is an event where produce, arts and crafts, and other retail items are sold.
* Schroeder Hall is one of Texas most legendary dance halls where legends like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Ray Price and many others often performed. The hall is still presenting some of the biggest names in country music today as it has for generations.
* Goliad Brewing Company Beer Garden Open to the public Friday 5pm–9pm and Saturday from 12–7pm

==Notable people==
* [[Bum Phillips]], [[National Football League|NFL]] head coach
* [[Ignacio Zaragoza]], Mexican general
* [[Dalhart Windberg]], artist

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image: Presidio 1 (1 of 1).jpg | Presidio Nuestra Señora De Loreto De La Bahia
Image: Goliad Church 4 (1 of 1).jpg | Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga Site
Image: Downtown Goliad7 (1 of 1).jpg | Downtown Goliad, Texas
Image: Downtown Goliad9 (1 of 1).jpg | Masonic Lodge building in downtown 
Image: Downtown Goliad8 (1 of 1).jpg | Goliad County Courthouse
Image: Downtown Goliad2 (1 of 1).jpg | Downtown Goliad, Texas
Image: Downtown Goliad 10 (1 of 1).jpg | Goliad County Library
Image: Downtown Goliad 5 (1 of 1).jpg | Downtown Goliad, Texas
Image: Downtown Goliad 8 (1 of 1).jpg | Von Dohlen Building
Image: Bergmann House (1 of 1).jpg | Bergmann Building 
Image:Fannin Monument Goliad Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Goliad Massacre Monument
</gallery>

==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, Goliad has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=816314&cityname=Goliad%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Climate Summary for Goliad, Texas |access-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811084103/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=816314&cityname=Goliad%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[List of geographic names derived from anagrams and ananyms]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
* {{Citation|last=Almaráz|first=Félix D. Jr.|title=Tragic Cavalier: Governor Manuel Salcedo of Texas, 1808&ndash;1813|publisher=[[Texas A&M University Press]]|location=[[College Station, TX]]|year=1971|isbn=0-89096-503-X|edition=2nd}}
* {{Citation|last=Chipman|first=Donald E.|title=Spanish Texas, 1519&ndash;1821|publisher=[[University of Texas Press]]|location=[[Austin, TX]]|year=1992|isbn=0-292-77659-4}}
*{{citation|last=Hardin|first=Stephen L.|author-link=Stephen L. Hardin|year=1994|title=Texian Iliad &ndash; A Military History of the Texas Revolution|location=Austin, TX|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=0-292-73086-1|oclc=29704011}}
* {{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg02|title=GOLIAD MASSACRE|last1=Davenport|first1=Harbert|last2=Roell|first2=Craig H.|publisher=Handbook of Texas Online|access-date=November 27, 2010}}
* {{citation|last=Roell|first=Craig H.|title=Remember Goliad! A History of La Bahia|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|year=1994|location=Austin, TX|series=Fred Rider Cotten Popular History Series|isbn=0-87611-141-X|issue=9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/remembergoliadhi0000roel}}
* {{Citation|last=Weber|first=David J.|author-link =David J. Weber|title=The Spanish Frontier in North America|publisher=[[Yale University Press]]|location=[[New Haven, CT]]|series=Yale Western Americana Series|year=1992|isbn=0-300-05198-0}}
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==External links==
{{commons category|Goliad, Texas}}
* [http://www.goliad.org/ City of Goliad official website]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjg05] ''[[Handbook of Texas]]'' Online article
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160909205854/https://www.texasmile.net/index.php The Texas Mile]

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