Blanco (Spanish: "white", ) is a city in rural Blanco County,

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, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2020 census. Blanco is a cattle and ranching community.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,682 people, 978 households, and 530 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,701 people, 576 households, and 370 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 633 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.77%

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, 1.20%

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, 1.33% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 7.31% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 22.72% of the population. The 2014 Census Estimate showed a population of 1,876. There were 576 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were

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living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.13. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,071, and the median income for a family was $40,398. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $21,845 for females. The

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for the city was $14,797. About 9.9% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the

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, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Geography

Blanco is located in the

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on the Blanco River. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.99%, is water.

Climate

Education

Blanco is served by the Blanco Independent School District and home to the Blanco High School Panthers.

Notable people

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, actress and producer * Terence T. Henricks, astronaut * Patrick Higginbotham, judge * Emery Nix, professional football player * Willie Upshaw, professional baseball player * William D. Wittliff, screenwriter, author and photographer *

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, science journalist and winner of the 2022

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Gallery

Image:Old Blanco County Courthouse, Blanco, TX IMG_1911.JPG, Old Blanco County Courthouse in Blanco is now a visitor center, office building, and event venue. Image:Blanco, TX, downtown IMG 1909.JPG, Downtown Blanco along

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Image:Blanco, TX, City Hall IMG 1913.JPG, Blanco City Hall is located behind the old courthouse Image:Blanco theatre, TX.jpg, Blanco Theater, on the courthouse square

Notes

References

External links

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Blanco Chamber of Commerce
* {{authority control Cities in Blanco County, Texas Cities in Texas