Editing Tuleta, Texas

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Bee County, Texas|Bee]]

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 231
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| elevation_m        = 99
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78162
| area_code          = [[Area code 361|361]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-73856<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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'''Tuleta''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Bee County, Texas|Bee County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 231 at the 2020 census.

==History==
[[File:Tuleta-tx2016-2.jpg|thumb|left|Tuleta historic marker,<br>September 2016]]

Tuleta was founded by Peter Unzicker, a [[Mennonite]] minister, who brought a colony of Mennonites from [[Cullom, Illinois]], in 1906. Unzicker, a German, purchased {{convert|54.5|acre}} of land from the Chittim-Miller ranch for the townsite, which was named for J. M. Chittim's daughter. The [[San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway]] was built across the ranch in 1881. The depot opened in Tuleta in 1906; the following year the post office opened. The Mennonite church, built that year, was used for school on weekdays. In 1910, Amanda Stoltzfus organized the Tuleta Agriculture High School, the first of its kind in Texas; its faculty came from such prestigious institutions as [[Smith College]] and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]]. Stoltzfus, the principal, offered instruction in sewing and cooking for girls and manual training and agriculture for boys. The school had dormitories for boarders.

Tuleta once had three churches-Mennonite, [[Presbyterian]], and [[Baptist]]-of which only the Baptist remained in 1990. Among the early businesses were Stoltzfus Mercantile Company and Gin, Unzicker Grocery and Grist Mill, Dirks Brothers Lumber Yard and Garage, Speer's Coffee Shop, the Rapp Hotel, and the Hall Hotel. Oil and gas were discovered west of Tuleta in 1929, when the population was 150. Several oil companies were still in operation in 1990, as were a grocery store, a water well service, and a community center. The community celebrates Tuleta Day on the second Saturday in August. In 1989, its population was 189. In 1990, it was 98. The population reached 292 in 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnt31 | title=TSHA &#124; Tuleta, TX }}</ref>

==Geography==
Tuleta is located in northern Bee County at {{coord|28|34|22|N|97|47|48|W|type:city}} (28.572742, -97.796551).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is situated on [[U.S. Route 181]], {{convert|12|mi}} north of [[Beeville, Texas|Beeville]], the county seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.6|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tuleta CDP, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4873856 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212195946/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4873856 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=April 10, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=
| 2000 = 292
| 2010 = 288
| 2020 = 231
|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|publisher=[[US 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: Tuleta, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Tuleta%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
}}

Tuleta was first listed as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/> 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Tuleta CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Tuleta CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4873856&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tuleta CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4873856&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tuleta CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4873856&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|174
|169
|style='background: #ffffe6; |129
|59.59%
|58.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.84%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.34%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.34%
|1.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.19%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|116
|112
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90
|39.73%
|38.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.96%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''292'''
|'''288'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''231'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 292 people, 119 households, and 84 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|65.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 135 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 13.70% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 39.73% of the population.

There were 119 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,500, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $13,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,333. About 11.6% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.7% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Tuleta is served by the [[Pettus Independent School District]].

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Texas]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Tuleta, Texas}}
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnt31 Tuleta entry in the ''Handbook of Texas'' Online]


{{Bee County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Bee County, Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]
[[Category:Ghost towns in South Texas]]