Editing St. Hedwig, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = St. Hedwig, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = St-hedwig2016-21(roman-catholic-cemetery).jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Cemetery
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-StHedwig.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250x200px
| map_caption              = Location of St. Hedwig, Texas
| image_map1               = Bexar StHedwig.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        = [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes     = 
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| leader_title             = 
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| 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_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 77.45
| area_land_km2            = 76.75
| area_water_km2           = 0.70
| area_total_sq_mi         = 29.90
| area_land_sq_mi          = 29.63
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.27

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 2227
| population_density_km2   = 32.42

<!-- 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             = 577
| coordinates              = {{coord|29|25|28|N|98|12|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 78152
| area_code                = [[Area code 210|210]], [[Area code 726|726]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-64172<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1345901<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1345901}}</ref>
| blank2_name              = ANSI Code
| blank2_info              = 2412593
| website                  = http://sainthedwigcity.com/
| footnotes                = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 83.96
}}
'''St. Hedwig''' is a rural town in [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], [[Texas]], United States founded by German and Polish emigrants in 1852. The population was 2,227 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]] [[San Antonio metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. It was founded by German and Polish emigrants and named after Saint Hedwig, a prominent Germanic saint in the Catholic Church.

==History==
The town was founded by John Demmer in 1852 when he moved to the area from his native [[Silesia]] (modern day Poland). In 1856, four more Silesians immigrated to the area and built the site's first Catholic Church, Annunciation (under the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pgst.org/churches.htm|title = First Polish Catholic Settlements in Texas}}</ref> In 1860, a post office named Cottage Hill was opened, but was later renamed St. Hedwig after the [[Hedwig of Silesia|patron saint of Silesia]]. By 1868, the community had built a stone church, and in 1897, the town boasted 200 families, mainly from Poland and Germany. To this day, most of the area's residents can trace their ancestry back to Poland and Germany.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], St. Hedwig has a total area of {{convert|30.1|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 64
|1990= 1443
|2000= 1875
|2010= 2094
|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=2227}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''St. Hedwig racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4864172&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 24, 2022 |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=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,529
|68.66%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|42
|1.89%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|2
|0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|8
|0.36%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.04%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|81
|3.64%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|564
|25.33%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,227'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,227 people, 790 households, and 573 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Largest ancestries (2000) !! Percent
|-
| [[German Americans|German]] {{flagicon|GER}} || 34.2%
|-
| [[Polish Americans|Polish]] {{flagicon|Poland}} || 28.9%
|-
| [[Irish Americans|Irish]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} || 11.5%
|-
| [[English Americans|English]] {{flagicon|England}} || 4.7%
|-
| [[American (ethnicity)|American]] {{flagicon|United States}} || 4.6%
|-
| [[Czech American|Czech]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} || 2.3%
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,875 people, 653 households, and 543 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|62.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 687 housing units at an average density of 22.8 per square mile (8.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 91.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.88% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.35% of the population.

There were 653 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,481, and the median income for a family was $58,603. Males had a median income of $34,615 versus $27,700 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,477. About 4.1% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Most of St. Hedwig is in [[East Central Independent School District]].<!--UNI 17850--> A portion is in [[ Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District]]<!--UNI 39480-->.<ref name=BexarSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48029_bexar/DC20SD_C48029.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bexar County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-29}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48029_bexar/DC20SD_C48029_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

East Central ISD operates Tradition Elementary in St. Hedwig.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tradition.ecisd.net/|title=Home|publisher=[[East Central Independent School District]]|access-date=2024-10-29}}</ref> [[East Central High School (Texas)|East Central High School]] is that district's comprehensive high school.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hls76|name=St. Hedwig, Texas}}
{{Greater San Antonio}}
{{Bexar County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Bexar County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]
[[Category:Greater San Antonio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1852]]
[[Category:Silesian-American culture in Texas]]
[[Category:Silesian-American history]]
[[Category:1852 establishments in Texas]]