La Salle County
La Salle County, Texas
Cotulla, TX 78014
Phone: (830) 879-3033
Fax: (830) 879-2933
www.lasallecountytx.org
In southern TX, northeast of Laredo; organized Feb 1, 1858 from Bexar and Webb counties. Name Origin: For Robert Cavelier (1643-87), Sieur de La Salle, French adventurer and explorer who claimed the land west of the Mississippi River for France
Area (sq mi):: 1494.23 (land 1488.85; water 5.38) Population per square mile: 4.00
Population 2005: 6,016 State rank: 196 Population change: 2000-20005 2.60%; 1990-2000 11.60% Population 2000: 5,866 (White 19.00%; Black or African American 3.50%; Hispanic or Latino 77.10%; Asian 0.30%; Other 14.60%). Foreign born: 4.00%. Median age: 33.00
Income 2000: per capita $9,692; median household $21,857; Population below poverty level: 29.80% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $14,182-$15,917
Unemployment (2004): 6.90% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.70% Median travel time to work: 28.80 minutes Working outside county of residence: 28.20%
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