Bigfoot is an

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and

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(CDP) in Frio County,

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, United States. The population was 450 at the 2010 census, up from 304 at the 2000 census.

History

The area was first settled around 1865 and was originally called Connally's Store, named after Bob Connally. By 1880, D.T. Winters had set up a

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and

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in the area. When James Connally established a post office in 1883, he named the community Bigfoot, in honor of Texas Ranger William A.A. “Bigfoot” Wallace, a well-known local resident. A

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church was formed during the 1880s, and by 1890, the town had a

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and around 25 residents. A public school was founded in the 1890s, and had three teachers and 105 students by 1907. Much of the business district was destroyed by a fire in 1903. In the 1940s, Bigfoot featured a church, a school, several businesses, and scattered homes. The local school was merged with the one in

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in 1949. The community expanded again in the 1950s with the development of the nearby Bigfoot oilfield. Currently, Bigfoot still has a post office, a couple of businesses, and three churches. The town is also home to the Bigfoot Wallace Museum—an exact replica of William A.A. “Bigfoot” Wallace's home.

Geography

Bigfoot is located in the northeast corner of Frio County. It is bordered to the north by Medina County and to the east by Atascosa County. Texas State Highway 173 passes through the northeastern part of the CDP, leading northwest to Devine and southeast to Jourdanton. Downtown

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is to the north, and Pearsall, the Frio County seat, is to the southwest. According to the

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, the Bigfoot CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.06%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 304 people, 110 households, and 91 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 12.7 people per square mile (4.9/km²). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 5.3/sq mi (2.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.58%

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, 16.12% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 44.74% of the population. There were 110 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were

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living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.01. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,375, and the median income for a family was $17,083. Males had a median income of $22,917 versus $28,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,250. About 23.7% of families and 29.1% of the population were below the

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, including 38.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 27.5% of those 65 or over, the area code here is 830.

Education

Bigfoot is served by the Devine Independent School District.

References

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