Real County, Texas

Real County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,309.[1] The county seat is Leakey.[2] The county is named for Julius Real (1860–1944), a former member of the Texas State Senate.

Real County
U.S. county
The Real County Courthouse in Leakey, built in 1918 from local limestone, and renovated in 1978
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°50′N 99°49′W
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1913
SeatLeakey
Largest cityCamp Wood
Area
 • Total700 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Land699 sq mi (1,810 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2 km2)  0.1%%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,309
 • Density4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district21st
Websitewww.co.real.tx.us
Veterans Memorial at Real County courthouse
The Real County Historical Museum is located in a rustic building in Leakey.
Open gate to a grassy field in Real County

The Alto Frio Baptist Encampment is located in an isolated area of Real County southeast of Leakey.

History
  • 1762-1771 Looking for protection from Comanches, Lipan Apache chief El Gran Cabezón persuades Franciscans and the Spanish military to establish San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz Mission on the Nueces River. The mission was abandoned in 1771[3]
  • 1856 John and Nancy Leakey settle in Frio Canyon.[4]
  • 1857 The original Camp Wood is established on the Nueces River near the site of the former San Lorenzo mission.[5]
  • 1864 Lipan Apaches attack the family of George Schwander in the abandoned ruins of the San Lorenzo mission.[6]
  • 1868 Theophilus Watkins, F. Smith and Newman Patterson construct a gravity flow irrigation canal from the Frio River that operates for a century.[7][8]
  • 1879 Indians attack and kill Jennie Coalson, wife of Nic Coalson, and two children at Half Moon Prairie.[9]
  • 1881 Lipan Apaches strike the McLauren home at Buzzard's Roost in the Frio Canyon. Last Indian raid in southwest Texas.[10]
  • 1910 Crop farming declines in the county, livestock ranching gains prominence, in particular angora goats.[9]
  • 1913 On April 3,[11] the Texas state legislature establishes Real County from parts of Edwards, Bandera, and Kerr counties. Leakey is the county seat.[9]
  • 1920 Camp Wood township is founded and becomes a railroad terminus to transport heart cedar.[12]
  • 1924 Charles A. Lindbergh lands in Real County.[13][14]
  • 1948 Farm Road 337 is completed.[9][15]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 700 square miles (1,800 km2), of which 699 square miles (1,810 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (0.1%) is water.[16]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19201,461—
19302,19750.4%
19402,42010.2%
19502,4792.4%
19602,079−16.1%
19702,013−3.2%
19802,46922.7%
19902,412−2.3%
20003,04726.3%
20103,3098.6%
2019 (est.)3,452[17]4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[18]
1850–2010[19] 2010–2014[1]

As of the census[20] of 2000, 3,047 people, 1,245 households, and 869 families resided in the county. The population density was 4/mi2 (2/km2). The 2,007 housing units averaged 3/mi2 (1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.40% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.01% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were about 22.58% of the population.

Of the 1,245 households, 26.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were not families. About 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was distributed as 23.40% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 21.50% from 25 to 44, 28.80% from 45 to 64, and 20.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,118, and for a family was $29,839. Males had a median income of $21,076 versus $18,352 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,321. About 17.40% of families and 21.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.60% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated community

Politics
Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[21]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2016 82.2% 1,382 15.6% 262 2.2% 37
2012 80.5% 1,236 18.1% 277 1.4% 22
2008 76.0% 1,238 23.0% 375 0.9% 15
2004 79.9% 1,314 19.8% 325 0.4% 6
2000 76.9% 1,146 21.2% 316 1.9% 28
1996 58.4% 845 28.6% 414 13.0% 188
1992 48.0% 787 28.2% 463 23.8% 390
1988 61.6% 795 37.4% 483 1.0% 13
1984 73.3% 1,004 26.3% 360 0.4% 5
1980 57.3% 832 41.5% 603 1.2% 18
1976 46.2% 448 52.6% 510 1.1% 11
1972 75.2% 483 23.4% 150 1.4% 9
1968 41.3% 290 39.4% 277 19.4% 136
1964 34.3% 255 65.6% 487 0.1% 1
1960 57.7% 377 41.8% 273 0.5% 3
1956 64.7% 350 35.3% 191
1952 59.8% 450 40.2% 303
1948 25.3% 156 72.4% 446 2.3% 14
1944 29.7% 163 59.4% 326 10.9% 60
1940 21.8% 126 78.2% 453
1936 20.8% 55 79.3% 210
1932 21.0% 89 79.0% 335
1928 83.0% 479 17.0% 98
1924 60.2% 300 37.8% 188 2.0% 10
1920 35.9% 111 57.3% 177 6.8% 21
1916 4.9% 14 85.2% 242 9.9% 28

See also

References
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  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Chipman, Donald E. "San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz Mission". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  4. "John Leakey". Texas State Historical Markers. William Nienke, Sam Morrow. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  5. Minton, John. "Original Camp Wood". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  6. Michno, Gregory and Susan (2007). A Fate Worse Than Death: Indian Captivities in the West 1830-1885. Caxton Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-87004-451-9.
  7. Lewis, Sallie. "Theophilus Watkins". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  8. Minton, John. "Rio Frio, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  9. Minton, John. "Real County, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  10. "Site of McLauren Massacre - Leakey, Real County, Texas". Texas State Historical Markers. William Nienke, Sam Morrow. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  11. "The Formation of Real County" Archived 2013-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Minton, John. "Camp Wood Township". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  13. Cox, Mike. "Lindbergh". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  14. "Charles A. Lindbergh in Texas - Camp Wood, Real County, Texas". Texas State Historical Markers. William Nienke, Sam Morrow. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  15. "FM337". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  16. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  17. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  18. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  19. "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  20. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  21. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

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