Editing Kingsville, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name            = Kingsville, Texas
 | settlement_type          = [[City]]
 | image_skyline            = Downtown Kingsville Wiki 1-1.jpg 
 | image_caption            = Downtown Kingsville
 | image_seal               = 
 | image_map                = Kleberg Kingsville.svg
 | mapsize                  = 250px
 | map_caption              = 
 | pushpin_map              = USA Texas#USA
 | pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the state of [[Texas]]##Location in the United States
 | pushpin_label            = Kingsville
 | coordinates              = {{coord|27|30|54|N|97|51|56|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
 | subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
 | subdivision_name         = {{US}}
 | subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Texas}}
 | subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Kleberg County, Texas|Kleberg]]
 | established_title        = Settled
 | established_date         = {{Start date and age|1904|7|4|p=fy}}
 | established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | established_date2        = {{Start date and age|1911|p=fy}}
 | founder                  = 
 | named_for                = [[Richard King (entrepreneur)|Richard King]]
 | government_type          = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
 | leader_title             = Mayor
 | leader_name              = Sam Fugate
 | leader_title1            = Commissioners
 | leader_name1             = Hector Hinojosa  <br/> Norma Nelda Alvarez  <br/> Edna Lopez <br/> Ann Marie Torres
 | leader_title2            = Manager
 | leader_name2             = Mark McLaughlin
 | unit_pref                = Imperial
 | area_total_km2           = 36.02
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 13.91
 | area_land_km2            = 35.96
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 13.88
 | area_water_km2           = 0.06
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
 | elevation_m              = 18
 | elevation_ft             = 59
 | population_total         = 25402
 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
 | population_density_sq_mi = 1769.40
 | population_urban         = 
 | population_metro         = 34,367
 | population_note          = 
 | population_demonym       = Kingsvillian
 | timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
 | utc_offset               = -6
 | timezone_DST             = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
 | utc_offset_DST           = -5
 | postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
 | postal_code              = 78363-78364
 | area_code                = [[Area code 361|361]]
 | blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
 | blank_info               = 48-39352<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
 | blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
 | blank1_info              = 1374386<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
 | website                  = {{URL|http://www.cityofkingsville.com/}}
 | pop_est_as_of            = 2022
 | pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|date=June 15, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref>
 | population_est           = 24833
 | area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
 | population_density_km2   = 684.27
}}
'''Kingsville''' is a city in the [[South Texas|southern region]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Kleberg County, Texas|Kleberg County]]. Located on the <!--[[Interstate 69E]]/-->[[U.S. Route 77 in Texas|U.S. Route 77]] corridor between [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] and [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]], Kingsville is the principal city of the [[Kingsville, Texas micropolitan area|Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is part of the larger [[Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area]]. The population was 25,402 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], and in 2022 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population at 24,833.<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-48.xlsx|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|access-date=July 15, 2023}}</ref>

Named in honor of [[Richard King (entrepreneur)|Richard King]], the city was founded to provide infrastructure for the adjacent [[King Ranch]], as well as serve as the headquarters of the newly founded [[St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway]]. In 1904, the first tracks were laid and the first buildings constructed for the planned city. In 1911, the city was incorporated.<ref name="TSHA">{{cite web|title=Kingsville, TX|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdk02|website=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> It is home to [[Texas A&M University-Kingsville]], a member of the [[Texas A&M University System]], and [[Naval Air Station Kingsville]], one of the U.S. Navy's two locations for [[United States Naval Aviator#Strike syllabus|jet aviation training]].

==History==
[[File:Kingsville, Texas (1908).jpg|thumb|left|Kingsville, 1908]]
[[File:Kleberg Ave., Kingsville, Texas (7415467586).jpg|thumb|left|Kingsville, c. 1910s]]
[[File:Downtown Kingsville, Texas.jpg|thumb|left|Kingsville, 2011]]

The history of Kingsville is closely intertwined with the city's main creek, the Santa Gertrudis. The first recorded inhabitants of the area were the [[Coahuiltecan|Coahuiltecan Malaquites]], surviving on seafood from nearby [[Baffin Bay (Texas)|Baffin Bay]], with settlements along the Santa Getrudis and San Fernando creeks, and the Cayo del Grullo branch of [[Baffin Bay (Texas)|Baffin Bay]].<ref name="SPRTX">{{cite book |last1=Bruce |first1=Gunnar |title=Springs of Texas, Volume 1 |date=2002 |publisher=Texas A&M University Press |location=Texas |pages=277–278}}</ref> Large herds of mustangs roamed the south Texas plains, often drinking from the waters of spring fed creeks in and around present-day Kingsville.<ref name="THCWHD">{{cite web |last1=Sault |first1=Spring |title=The Wild Horse Desert of Texas: What Happened to 1 Million Wild Horses? |url=https://texashillcountry.com/wild-horse-desert-texas-million-horses/ |website=Texas Hill Country |date=29 April 2019 |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> In 1803, Jose Lorenzo de la Garza established a settlement along the Santa Gertrudis. In 1846, General [[Zachary Taylor]] and his army camped along the banks of the Santa Gertrudis prior to their campaign into Mexico. In 1899, after many failed attempts, King ranch manager [[Robert J. Kleberg (King Ranch)|Robert J. Kleberg, Jr.]], was finally able to tap into an underground lake of water.<ref name="Images KGV">{{cite book |last1=Allison |first1=Pat |title=Images of America Kingsville |date=2011 |publisher=Arcardia Publishing}}</ref> The discovery of readily accessible water paved the way for a future settlement next to the ranch.

===20th Century===

With the continued growth of the [[King Ranch]] in the mid to late 19th century, the desire for a railroad through the region increased, both to connect the communities of the [[Rio Grande Valley (Texas)|Rio Grande Valley]] to the rest of [[Texas]], and to serve the King Ranch. At the turn of the 20th century, [[Henrietta King]], widow of [[Richard King (entrepreneur)|Richard King]], deeded a portion of the ranch to entice the construction of a town and to bring a railroad adjacent to the ranch.<ref name="TSHA" /> [[Robert J. Kleberg (King Ranch)|Robert J. Kleberg, Jr.]] formed the Kleberg Town and Improvement Company in 1903, tasked with planning and constructing the town, at the bequest of his mother-in-law, Henrietta.<ref name="TSHA" /> In 1904, the community was planned {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} from the King Ranch headquarters and was named in honor of the founder of the King Ranch, [[Richard King (entrepreneur)|Richard King]]. The community would also house the headquarters of the newly formed [[St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway]], a deal that was reached with railroad magnate [[Benjamin Franklin Yoakum|Benjamin Yoakum]].<ref name="IMENT">{{cite web |last1=van Kleef |first1=Alisa |title=Robert Justus Kleberg II |url=https://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=44 |website=Immigrant Entrepreneurship |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> The first buildings were constructed, track was laid through the town, and the first train passed through Kingsville on July 4, 1904, considered the founding date of the city. Kingsville's first post office was also established that year.<ref name="KVGS">{{cite web|title=About Kingsville|url=http://www.cityofkingsville.com/visit/about-kingsville/|website=City of Kingsville|access-date=5 January 2018}}</ref>

By the close of the first decade of the 20th century, Kingsville already had a thriving business scene, with an active commercial club, that was the forerunner of the city's [[chamber of commerce]] today.<ref name="TAMUK">{{cite book |last1=Hunter |first1=Cecilia |last2=Hunter |first2=Leslie |title=Texas A&M University Kingsville |date=Jul 1, 2000 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |page=10}}</ref> In 1909, a library was established, an opera house built in 1910, and by 1911, the city was incorporated and the first city government was chartered. Two years later, in 1913, Kingsville was named the county seat of the newly established [[Kleberg County]].<ref name="TSHA" /> Around 1920, oil and natural gas were discovered near Kingsville, leading to the city's first population boom.<ref name="TXES">{{cite web |title=Kingsville, Texas |url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/Kingsville-Texas.htm |website=TexasEscapes |publisher=Texas Escapes |access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>

Segregationalist policies and [[Jim Crow]] laws were present in Kingsville during the beginning of the 20th century. By the 1920s, three distinct segregated communities had emerged, the Spanish-speaking [[Tejano]] and migrant Mexican community of farm workers to the north, the [[African-American]] community that mostly worked the railroad to the south, and the [[Anglo-Americans|Anglo-American]] community in the center of the city along the downtown region.<ref name="TAMUK" /> Common practice in Anglo-American controlled towns in South Texas, in the early 20th century, was to create segregated neighborhoods, evidenced by the planning of separate schools and churches for the three segregated communities.<ref name="Boss Rule">{{cite book |last1=Anders |first1=Evan |title=Boss Rule in South Texas: The Progressive Era |date=1982 |publisher=University of Texas |location=Austin}}</ref> The [[Ku Klux Klan]] had a presence in the town, boosting a mayor to election in 1922, and was responsible for the lynching of a visiting African-American physician from nearby [[Bishop, Texas|Bishop]] in 1923.<ref name="TAMUK" />

In 1925, the South Texas Teachers College opened, one of only six [[normal schools]] in the entire state of Texas at the time, and the only south of [[College Station, Texas]]. The effort to open the school, led by [[King Ranch]] heir [[Caesar Kleberg]] and the city's commercial club, had been delayed due to political considerations in the state legislature, and funding issues from [[World War I]].<ref name="TAMUK" /> 
Later changing its name in 1929 to the Texas College of Arts and Industries (Texas A&I), then to Texas A&I University in 1967, the university went on to adopt its current name, [[Texas A&M University-Kingsville]] in 1993, after it joined the [[Texas A&M University System]] in 1989.<ref name="TSHA" /> In addition to offering a large swath of undergraduate and graduate degrees, the university is home to the National Natural Toxins Research Center, the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, and the [[Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy]], the doctorate of pharmacy program for the Texas A&M University system.

During the national defense build up to [[World War II]], local civic leaders and Congressman [[Richard M. Kleberg|Richard Kleberg]], another heir to the [[King Ranch]], lobbied the War Department to choose Kingsville and other South Texas communities as a future site for a military airfield.<ref name="NavyTimesNASK">{{cite web |last1=Ramirez |first1=Chris |title=Naval Air Station Kingsville commissioned 75 years ago |url=https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/07/01/naval-air-station-kingsville-commissioned-75-years-ago/ |website=Navy Times |date=July 2017 |publisher=Military Times |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> In 1941, a [[Naval Air Station Corpus Christi|naval air station]] opened in nearby [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], after lobbying efforts by Congressman Kleberg, and began training pilots for the Navy and Marine Corps. Following [[Pearl Harbor]] and the United States' entry into the war, the need for increased pilot training and additional auxiliary airfields led to the Navy selecting Kingsville as the site of one, among several other municipalities.<ref name="NASK40s">{{cite web |title=History - 1940s |url=https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Regions/cnrse/installations/nas_kingsville/about/history/1940s/ |website=Naval Air Station Kingsville |publisher=U.S. Navy |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Plans were drawn up in 1941 and, in 1942, the U.S. Navy opened the new training airfield, [[Naval Air Station Kingsville|Naval Air Auxiliary Station Kingsville]], just to the east of town.<ref name="NASK40s" /> Following World War II, the field was placed into a mothball status, but reopened shortly thereafter in 1951, and has been continuously operating since.<ref name="NASK50s">{{cite web |title=History - 1950s |url=https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Regions/cnrse/installations/nas_kingsville/about/history/1950s/ |website=Naval Air Station Kingsville |publisher=U.S. Navy |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> NAS Kingsville is one of three major Naval Aviation jet training facilities for the Navy, and has had a significant impact on the economy and Kingsville's history.<ref name="TXES" />

Several major industries have called Kingsville home throughout the city's history. In 1944, the [[Celanese Corporation]] opened a plant north of Kingsville that is still in operation today.<ref name="TSHA" /> In the early 1960s, Humble Oil and Refining Company, now known as [[Exxon]], relocated a district office to Kingsville due to the city's close proximity to nearby oil fields.<ref name="TSHA" /> Population steadily increased in Kingsville, peaking at just under 30,000 residents in the mid-1980s.<ref name="TXES" />  Since that time, the city has experienced a mild economic slump, with the closing of Exxon's district office, decreased enrollment at the university, and the decreased economic impact of the petroleum industry all cited as factors for the city's decline.<ref name="TSHA" />

==Geography==

Kingsville is located in [[South Texas]], approximately {{convert|33|mi|km}} southwest of [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], {{convert|91|mi|km}} north of [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]] and {{convert|101|mi|km}} east of [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]]. According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2010, the city has a total area of {{convert|13.9|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|13.8|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi}} (0.22%) is water. Kingsville is located in the geographic [[Gulf Coastal Plain]] region of the United States, known as the [[Texas Coastal Bend|Coastal Bend]] in Texas, bordered by the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and [[Baffin Bay (Texas)|Baffin Bay]] to the east, and the South Texas Plains or brush country to the north, west and south. [[Mesquite]] trees are found throughout the region, along with several types of [[cacti]]. Several creeks, fed by fresh-water springs, run through the city, including the San Fernando, Santa Gertrudis, and Escondido Creeks, all feeding into [[Baffin Bay (Texas)|Baffin Bay]].
[[File:John B. Ragland Mercantile Company Building, Kingsville, Texas.JPG|thumb|right|Ragland Mercantile Company Building, in downtown Kingsville]]
[[File:Wind damage from TS Hermine 2010 in Kingsville, Texas.jpg|thumb|right|Damage from [[Tropical Storm Hermine (2010)|Tropical Storm Hermine]] in 2010]]

Kingsville is located in the historic Wild Horse Desert, an area of South Texas and northern Mexico where enormous herds of wild mustangs roamed. Due to water pumping and other environmental factors, the abundance of spring-fed creeks has decreased.<ref name="SPRTX" /> Wildlife surrounding Kingsville include deer, wild turkey, and javelinas. Additionally, Kingsville is a winter home to a large number of waterfowl species, including geese, ducks, and pelicans. The city is surrounded by farmland producing various crops including [[cotton]] and [[sorghum]]. The terrain around Kingsville is generally flat, with an elevation of 59 feet above sea level at city center.

The city was planned in a [[grid plan|grid system]], and consists mostly of neighborhoods and subdivisions, as well as retail strip malls, located north and south of the main downtown area. Historic downtown runs from City Hall to the Kleberg County Courthouse, and features several buildings dating back to the turn of the century. [[Texas A&M University-Kingsville]] is located in the northwest section of the city, and [[Naval Air Station Kingsville]] is located east of <!--[[Interstate 69E]]/-->[[U.S. Route 77|U.S. Highway 77]], which bisects the city north to south. There are several buildings in Kingsville recognized on the [[National Register of Historic Places in Kleberg County, Texas|National Register of Historic Places]], including the Kleberg County Courthouse, the Nance-Jones House, the [[John B. Ragland Mercantile Company Building]] located in the historic downtown area, which is also recognized as a historic district, and the original schoolhouse for the [[Henrietta M. King High School]], which was recently renovated and houses the offices of the city government today.

=== Climate ===

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Kingsville has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref name="weatherbase.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=615227&cityname=Kingsville,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Kingsville, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref> Due to the city's close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, several hurricanes and tropical storms have made landfall in Kingsville. In 1916, a [[1916 Texas Hurricane|Category 4 hurricane]] made landfall at Baffin Bay and directly hit Kingsville, inflicting nearly $100,000 of damage.<ref name="InPath">{{cite news |title=Corpus Christi in Path |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34477085/ |access-date=August 1, 2019 |work=L'Observateur |issue=33 |volume=4 |date=August 26, 1916 |location=[[Reserve, Louisiana]] |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Illinois' Governor [[Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne]], who had been in the state inspecting Army camps along the Texas-Mexico border, was marooned in Kingsville overnight during the storm.<ref name="EFDunne">{{cite news |title=Hurricane Thrills Were Experienced by Gov. E. F. Dunne |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34475741/ |access-date=August 1, 2019 |work=The Houston Post |issue=138 |volume=31 |date=August 20, 1916 |location=Houston, Texas |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Kingsville, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 94
|Feb record high F = 101
|Mar record high F = 103
|Apr record high F = 108
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 111
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 111
|Oct record high F = 101
|Nov record high F = 98
|Dec record high F = 93

|Jan avg record high F = 84.5
|Feb avg record high F = 89.0
|Mar avg record high F = 92.8
|Apr avg record high F = 96.6
|May avg record high F = 97.6
|Jun avg record high F = 100.3
|Jul avg record high F = 101.3
|Aug avg record high F = 102.4
|Sep avg record high F = 99.3
|Oct avg record high F = 94.9
|Nov avg record high F = 89.4
|Dec avg record high F = 85.4
|year avg record high F = 104.5

|Jan high F = 68.4
|Feb high F = 72.4
|Mar high F = 77.8
|Apr high F = 84.2
|May high F = 88.9
|Jun high F = 93.7
|Jul high F = 95.5
|Aug high F = 96.7
|Sep high F = 91.7
|Oct high F = 86.1
|Nov high F = 77.1
|Dec high F = 70.3
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 57.5
|Feb mean F = 61.8
|Mar mean F = 67.3
|Apr mean F = 73.8
|May mean F = 79.6
|Jun mean F = 84.4
|Jul mean F = 85.6
|Aug mean F = 86.4
|Sep mean F = 82.0
|Oct mean F = 75.2
|Nov mean F = 66.2
|Dec mean F = 59.6
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 46.6
|Feb low F = 51.2
|Mar low F = 56.9
|Apr low F = 63.4
|May low F = 70.3
|Jun low F = 75.1
|Jul low F = 75.8
|Aug low F = 76.1
|Sep low F = 72.4
|Oct low F = 64.2
|Nov low F = 55.3
|Dec low F = 48.9
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 31.2
|Feb avg record low F = 34.7
|Mar avg record low F = 38.8
|Apr avg record low F = 46.4
|May avg record low F = 57.2
|Jun avg record low F = 68.6
|Jul avg record low F = 70.8
|Aug avg record low F = 70.9
|Sep avg record low F = 61.8
|Oct avg record low F = 46.1
|Nov avg record low F = 36.9
|Dec avg record low F = 31.0
|year avg record low F = 28.2

|Jan record low F = 11
|Feb record low F = 17
|Mar record low F = 24
|Apr record low F = 33
|May record low F = 40
|Jun record low F = 54
|Jul record low F = 63
|Aug record low F = 60
|Sep record low F = 47
|Oct record low F = 32
|Nov record low F = 27
|Dec record low F = 10

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.51
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.25
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.94
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.49
|May precipitation inch = 3.99
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.95
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.25
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.80
|Sep precipitation inch = 6.04
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.29
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.92
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.52
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.0
|Feb precipitation days = 6.3
|Mar precipitation days = 6.2
|Apr precipitation days = 5.5
|May precipitation days = 5.9
|Jun precipitation days = 5.5
|Jul precipitation days = 5.1
|Aug precipitation days = 4.9
|Sep precipitation days = 9.6
|Oct precipitation days = 5.2
|Nov precipitation days = 6.3
|Dec precipitation days = 6.0

|Jan snow inch = 0.0
|Feb snow inch = 0.0
|Mar snow inch = 0.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.1
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.0
|Feb snow days = 0.0
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.0
|year snow days = 0.0

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00414810&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Kingsville, TX
|access-date = July 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=crp
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Corpus Christi
|access-date = July 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 4770
|1930= 6815
|1940= 7782
|1950= 16898
|1960= 25297
|1970= 28995
|1980= 29949
|1990= 25276
|2000= 25575
|2010= 26213
|2020= 25402
|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>
}}
In 2009, the [[population density]] of Kingsville was {{convert|1848.8|PD/sqmi|PD/sqkm}}. There were 10,427 housing units, with an average density of {{convert|753.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Kingsville racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4839352&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)
|4,891
|19.25%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|966
|3.8%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|68
|0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|759
|2.99%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.0%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|81
|0.32%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|360
|1.42%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|18,276
|71.95%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''25,402'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 25,402 people, 9,399 households, and 5,813 families residing in the city.

===2007-2011 ACS 5-Year Estimate===
There were 25,994 residents<ref name="ACS5">{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05|title=American FactFinder - Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder.census.gov|access-date=2019-04-29|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212927/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05|archive-date=2020-02-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> in 9,103 households, and 5,837 families living in the city.<ref name="ACS2">{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP02|title=American FactFinder - Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder.census.gov|access-date=2019-04-29|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210819/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP02|archive-date=2020-02-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1,192 housing units were vacant.<ref name="ACS4">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP04|title=American FactFinder - Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder.census.gov|access-date=2019-04-29|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211434/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP04|archive-date=2020-02-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> The rental vacancy rate was 9.3 percent while the homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9 percent.<ref name="ACS4"/> 57.1 percent of all housing units were built between 1950 and 1979.<ref name="ACS4"/> Only 9.9 percent were built in 2000 or later.<ref name="ACS4"/> The median value of an owner-occupied unit was $69,500.<ref name="ACS4"/>

Of the 9,103 households, 36.5 percent had children under the age of 18.<ref name="ACS2"/> 40.6 percent were married couples living together, 17.5 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9 percent were non-families.<ref name="ACS2"/> 25.0 percent of all households were made up of single individuals, and 8.5 percent had someone living alone who was aged 65 or above.<ref name="ACS2"/> The average household size was 2.67, and the average family size was 3.26.<ref name="ACS2"/>

The racial makeup of the city was 83.3 percent [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.7 percent [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.8 percent [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6 percent [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1 percent [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.8 percent from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.7 percent from two or more races.<ref name="ACS5"/> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]s or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]s of any race made up 72.4 percent of the population.<ref name="ACS5"/>

The population was spread out, with 30.1 percent under 20 years of age, 39.2 percent aged 20 to 44, 18.9 percent aged 45 to 64, and 11.9 percent aged 65 or above.<ref name="ACS5"/> The median age was 27.6.<ref name="ACS5"/> For every 100 females, there were 106.5 males.<ref name="ACS5"/> For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.<ref name="ACS5"/> For every 100 females aged 18 to 64, there were 114.1 males.<ref name="ACS5"/> For every 100 females aged 65 and over, there were 74.2 males.<ref name="ACS5"/>

The median household income in the city was $33,785, and that for a family was $43,167.<ref name="ACS3">[https://archive.today/20200212211753/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 Kingsville, Texas, 2007-11 Five Year Estimate, American Community Survey, United States Census Bureau]</ref> Males had a median income of $44,854 versus $26,447 for females.<ref name="ACS3"/> The per capita income for the city was $18,271.<ref name="ACS3"/> About 20.0 percent of families and 27.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7 percent of those under 18 and 12.0 percent of those aged 65 or over.<ref name="ACS3"/> The unemployment rate expressed as a percentage of persons aged 16 and over, was 6.7 percent.<ref name="ACS3"/> The unemployment rate, when expressed as a percentage of labor force participants aged 16 and over, was 11.4 percent.<ref name="ACS3"/>

==Economy==

The main economic driving forces in the city and the surrounding region are agriculture, oil and natural gas production, chemical refining, tourism, and the military. [[Westwater Resources]] owns and operates one of only a handful of [[Uranium mining in the United States#Texas|uranium mines]] in Texas in Kingsville. The mine, called the Kingsville Dome mine and processing plant, has operated on and off between 1989 and 2009, and produced nearly 4.2 million pounds of uranium through an [[in situ leach#Uranium|in situ recovery]] process, pulling uranium from groundwater.<ref name="WestwaterWeb">{{cite web |title=Kingsville Dome |url=https://www.westwaterresources.net/projects/uranium/texas/kingsville-dome |publisher=Westwater Resources |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=27 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927124854/https://www.westwaterresources.net/projects/uranium/texas/kingsville-dome |url-status=dead }}</ref> NAS Kingsville has had a large economic impact on the city since it opened in 1942. Today, an estimated one in seven residents of the Kingsville area are in some way associated with the base. The base employs just over 1,600 residents.<ref name="NavyTimesNASK" />

==Government==

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Kingsville is in Texas's 34th congressional district, represented by Democrat [[Vicente Gonzalez (American politician)|Vicente Gonzalez]].<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|TX|34}}</ref>

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
Due to the structure and zoning of Texas [[independent school districts]], they cross city boundaries. Public [[primary school|primary]] and [[secondary school|secondary]] school districts that include portions of Kingsville include: [[Kingsville Independent School District]] (KISD) for the majority of the city, [[Ricardo Independent School District]] (for a small southern portion), and the [[Santa Gertrudis Independent School District]] (SGISD) (for a small western portion).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48273_kleberg/DC20SD_C48273.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kleberg County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-09}}</ref> There are two high schools within Kingsville: [[Henrietta M. King Early College High School]] operated by KISD, and Academy High School operated by SGISD. Ricardo ISD high school students move on to [[Kaufer Early College High School]], which is operated by [[Riviera Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rivieraisd.us/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=332&dataid=884&FileName=KECHS%20Recruitment%20Plan%20Events%20and%20Timeline.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628043507/https://www.rivieraisd.us/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=332&dataid=884&FileName=KECHS%20Recruitment%20Plan%20Events%20and%20Timeline.pdf|archive-date=2022-06-28|title=Recruitment Plan, Events, and Timeline|publisher=[[Kaufer Early College High School]]|accessdate=2022-06-28}}</ref> Other KISD schools include John S. Gillett Middle school, and A.D. Harvey, Alice G.K. Kleberg, Jesus R. Perez, and N.M. Harrel elementary schools. Additionally, KISD operates the Pogue Options Alternative Academy. SGISD operates one elementary and junior high school, the Santa Gertrudis School. In 2018, KISD received an 'F' rating from the [[Texas Education Agency]], and no grade for 2019, due to data integrity.<ref name="TEA-KISD">{{cite web |title=Overview |url=https://txschools.gov/districts/137901/overview |website=Kingsville ISD |publisher=Texas Education Agency |access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref> Conversely, SGSID received a grade of 'A' for both 2018 and 2019.<ref name="TEA-SGISD">{{cite web |title=Overview |url=https://txschools.gov/districts/137904/overview |website=Santa Gertrudis ISD |publisher=Texas Education Agency |access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref>

Private schools include the Epiphany Episcopal School, Christian Life Academy, and the Presbyterian Pan American School.

St. Gertrude the Great School of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi]] was formerly in Kingsville. The school closed in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Alexandra|url=https://www.caller.com/story/news/education/2019/05/20/diocese-corpus-christi-st-gertrude-great-school-close/3746202002/|title=Diocese of Corpus Christi announces closure of St. Gertrude the Great in Kingsville|newspaper=[[Caller Times]]|place=[[Corpus Christi, Texas]]|date=2019-05-20|access-date=2024-03-09}}</ref> It was the final Catholic school in the Kingsville region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/kingsvilles-st-gertrudes-catholic-school-closing-its-doors-may-31/503-6fdfba3c-469a-4412-a850-c49bfd2a2b18|title=Kingsville's St. Gertrude's Catholic School closing its doors May 31|publisher=[[KIII-TV]]|date=2019-05-20|access-date=2024-03-09}}</ref>

===Tertiary education===
[[File:CollegeHalltower001.jpg|thumb|right|Bell tower atop College Hall, Texas A&M University-Kingsville]]
The main campus of [[Texas A&M University-Kingsville]] (TAMUK) is located in the northwest portion of the city. Additionally, the [[Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy]] (part of the [[Texas A&M Health Science Center]]) is located on the campus of TAMUK.

Under Texas law, the Kingsville ISD, Santa Gertrudis ISD, and Ricardo ISD areas are all in the boundary of [[Coastal Bend College]] (referred to in legislation under its former name, "Bee County College").<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code,Sec. 130.167.  BEE COUNTY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref> Coastal Bend College has a campus in Kingsville offering several certificate and associate degree programs.<ref name="CBCK">{{cite web |title=Welcome to Coastal Bend College - Kingsville Site |url=http://coastalbend.edu/Kingsville/ |website=Coastal Bend College |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Highways====
* [[File:US 77.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 77 in Texas|U.S. Highway 77]] ([[File:I-69E.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 69E (Texas)|Interstate 69E]])
* [[File:Texas 141.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 141 (Texas)|State Highway 141]]

====Air travel====
* [[Kleberg County Airport]] (in Kingsville)
* [[Corpus Christi International Airport]] (in [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]])

====Railway====
*[[Union Pacific Railroad]]

==Notable people==

* [[Lynn Adams (golfer)|Lynn Adams]], golfer, a one-time winner on the [[LPGA Tour]]
* [[Santa Barraza]], visual artist
* [[Ronnie Bull (American football)|Ronnie Bull]], professional football player
* [[Jeff & Greg Burns]], composers of electronic and orchestral music
* [[Laura Canales]], Tejano musician
* Brothers [[Lauro Cavazos]] and [[Richard E. Cavazos]]. Lauro served as Secretary of Education and was the first Hispanic to serve in the United States Cabinet. Richard was the U.S. Army's first Hispanic four-star general and served as head of the U.S. Army Forces Command
* [[Chuck Clements]], quarterback for the [[New York Jets]]
* [[Kennedy M. Crockett]], U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua from 1967 to 1970
* [[Matthew Dear]], music producer, [[Disc Jockey|D.J.]] and electronic avant pop artist
* [[Steve Denton]], professional tennis player, and tennis coach at Texas A&M University
* [[M. Stanton Evans]], journalist, author and educator
* [[Donald Hollas]], professional football player
* [[James Jefferson (gridiron football)|James Jefferson]], professional football player
* [[Zona Jones]], country music singer, and attorney
* [[Richard M. Kleberg]], a seven-term member of U.S. House of Representatives and an heir to King Ranch
* [[David L. Lindsey]], a novelist working primarily in the mystery and crime fiction genres
* [[Carmen Lomas Garza]], visual artist and illustrator
* [[J. M. Lozano]], member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] since 2011 from Kingsville
* [[Jack Mildren]], an All-American quarterback at The University of Oklahoma, professional football player, oil company owner, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, and bank executive
* [[Jim Morrison]], musician
* [[Dwayne Nix]], football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
* [[Luke Patterson]], professional football player
* [[Kit Pongetti]], actress, singer, and writer
* [[Irma Rangel (Texas politician)|Irma Rangel]], lawyer and state representative from Kingsville
* [[Kimberly Scott]], actress
* [[Reality Winner]] (born 1991), American intelligence specialist pled guilty to felony transmission of national defense information<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/reality-winner-nsa-leak-guilty-plea.html|title=Reality Winner, N.S.A. Contractor Accused in Leak, Pleads Guilty|first1=Charlie|last1=Savage|first2=Alan|last2=Blinder|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=26 June 2018|access-date=March 15, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Willie Wood (golfer)|Willie Wood]], a professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.cityofkingsville.com/}}
* [http://www.kingsville.org/ Kingsville Chamber of Commerce]
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