Editing LaCoste, Texas

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = La Coste, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = Downtown LaCoste Wiki (1 of 1).jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = City hall building in LaCoste, Texas
| image_map          = TXMap-doton-LaCoste.PNG
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of La Coste, Texas
| image_map1         = Medina County LaCoste.svg
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = 
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Medina County, Texas|Medina]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Andrew Keller{{cn|date=September 2024}}
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| 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|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 1.64
| area_land_km2      = 1.63
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.63
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.63
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1077
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 719
| coordinates        = {{coord|29|18|36|N|98|48|42|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78039
| area_code          = [[Area code 830|830]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-40108<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2411589<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411589}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''La Coste''' is a city in [[Medina County, Texas|Medina County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 1,077 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]] [[San Antonio metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 768
| 1980 = 862
| 1990 = 1021
| 2000 = 1255
| 2010 = 1119
| 2020 = 1077
| 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 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''LaCoste racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4840108&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |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)
|390
|36.21%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|8
|0.74%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3
|0.28%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.09%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|3
|0.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|18
|1.67%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|654
|60.72%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,077'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,077 people, 632 households, and 500 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,255 people, 416 households, and 338 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,954.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 466 housing units at an average density of {{convert|725.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 14.02% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 51.63% of the population.

In 2000 La Coste was the place in the United States with the highest percentage of its population reporting [[Alsace|Alsatian]] ancestry, with 7.1% of the population reporting Alsatian ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Alsatian.html Alsatian ancestry by city - ePodunk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

There were 416 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,786, and the median income for a family was $39,342. Males had a median income of $25,750 versus $19,773 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,199. About 8.5% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The City of La Coste is served by the [[Medina Valley Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48325_medina/DC20SD_C48325.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48325_medina/DC20SD_C48325.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Medina County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-29}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48325_medina/DC20SD_C48325_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

== References ==

<references/>
{{notelist}}
{{Greater San Antonio}}
{{Medina County, Texas}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Medina County, Texas]]
[[Category:Greater San Antonio]]