Editing Tulsita, Texas

{{short description|Census-designated place in Bee County, Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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| official_name      = Tulsita, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Bee County, Texas|Bee]]

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| area_total_km2     = 0.75
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 31
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| elevation_m        = 97
| elevation_ft       = 318
| coordinates        = {{coord|28|38|38|N|97|49|3|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[Zip Code]]
| postal_code        = 78146
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| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-73904<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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| blank1_info        = 1370201<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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'''Tulsita''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Bee County, Texas|Bee County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 31 at the 2020 census.

==Geography==
Tulsita is located in northern Bee County at {{coord|28.644026|-97.817442|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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> [[U.S. Route 181]] passes through the community, leading southward {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Beeville, Texas|Beeville]], which is the county seat, and northward {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Kenedy, Texas|Kenedy]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.75|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tulsita CDP, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4873904 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200817/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4873904 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=April 10, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=
| 2000 = 20
| 2010 = 14
| 2020 = 31
|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: Tulsita, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Tulsita%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
}}

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Tulsita 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 – Tulsita CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4873904&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) – Tulsita CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4873904&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) – Tulsita CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4873904&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|12
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26
|60.00%
|92.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83.87%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|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)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|40.00%
|7.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.68%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''20'''
|'''14'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''31'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 20 people, 8 households, and 6 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 10.0 people per square mile (3.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 15 housing units at an average density of 7.5/sq&nbsp;mi (2.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 40.00% of the population.

There were 8 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.0% under the age of 18, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,250, and the median income for a family was $23,125. Males had a median income of $24,063 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $7,412. There are 37.5% of families living below the [[poverty line]] and 56.0% of the population, including 69.2% of under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64.

==Education==
Tulsita 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|Tulsita, Texas}}
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnt32 Handbook of Texas Online article]


{{Bee County, Texas}}

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