Gonzales County is a

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in the

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, adjacent to

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,653. The county is named for its

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, the city of

Gonzales Gonzales may refer to: Places * Gonzales, California, U.S. * Gonzales, Louisiana, U.S. * Gonzales, Texas, U.S. * Gonzales County, Texas Other uses * Battle of Gonzales, 1835 * Gonzales (horse) (1977 – after 1996), an American-bred Thoroughbr ...

. The county was created in 1836 and organized the following year. As of August 2020, under strict budgetary limitations, the County of Gonzales governmental body is unique in that it claims to have no

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, regarding it as "the absence of any county debt." According to the census, all areas county-wide had $188,099,000 in total annual payroll (2016), $550,118,900 (±39,442,212; 2018) in aggregate annual income, and $238,574,000 in total annual retail sales (2012). In 2018, the census valued all real estate in the county at an aggregate $795,242,300 (±74,643,103); with an aggregate $29,058,000 of real estate being listed for sale and $173,100 listed for rent. In the same year, approximately, the top 5% of households made an average of $361,318; the top 20% averaged at $188,699; the fourth quintile at $79,601; the third quintile (median income) at $53,317; the second quintile at $31,238; and the lowest at $13,339. The

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rated all categories of land in the county at an aggregate value of $5.6-billion.

History

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were here thousands of years ago; the later

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Tonkawa The Tonkawa are a Native American tribe from Oklahoma and Texas. Their Tonkawa language, now extinct language, extinct, is a linguistic isolate. Today, Tonkawa people are enrolled in the Federally recognized tribes, federally recognized Tonkawa ...

, and

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migrated into the area in the 14th century, but lost much of their population by the 18th century due to new

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diseases contracted by contact with European explorers. The historic

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and

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s later migrated into the area and competed most with

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settlers of the 19th century. Between 1519 and 1685,

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and

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claimed Texas for

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. Beginning in 1685,

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planted its flag on Texas soil, but departed after only five years, and Spain regained the territory.

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, including Texas, won its independence from Spain in 1821. Citizens of the United States began to settle in Texas and were granted land and Mexican citizenship. In 1825,

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's petition for a land grant to establish a colony in Texas was approved by the Mexican government.

was established, named for Rafael Gonzales, governor of

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. When

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visited in 1828, he found settler cabins, a fort-like barricade, crop agriculture, and livestock, as well as nearby villages of Tonkawa and Karankawa. The Coahuila y Tejas government sent a six-pound cannon to Gonzales in 1831 for settlers' protection against Indian raids. In 1835, the colony sent delegates to conventions (1832–1835) to discuss disagreements with Mexico. The Mexican government viewed the conventions as treason, so troops were sent to Gonzales in September 1832 to retrieve the cannon. On October 2, the

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became the first shots fired in the

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. The colonists put up armed resistance, with the cannon pointed at the Mexican troops, and above it a banner proclaimed, " Come and Take It". Commemoration of the event became the annual "Come and Take It Festival". From October 13 – December 9, the

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became the first major campaign of the Texas Revolution. Gonzales County was established in 1836. :February 23 – Alamo messenger Launcelot Smithers carried to the people of Gonzales, the Colonel William Barret Travis letter stating the enemy is in sight and requesting men and provisions. :February 24 – Captain Albert Martin delivered to Smithers in Gonzales the infamous "Victory or Death" Travis letter addressed "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World" stating the direness of the situation. Smithers then took the letter to San Felipe, site of the provisional Texas government. :February 27 – The Gonzales Alamo relief force of 32 men, led by Lieutenant George C. Kimble, departed to join the 130 fighters already at the Alamo. :March 1 – The Gonzales "Immortal 32" made their way inside the Alamo. :March 2 –

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from Mexico established the

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. :March 6 –

The Alamo The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo ...

fell. :March 13–14 –

Susanna Dickinson Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson ( October 7, 1883) and her infant daughter, Angelina, were among the few American survivors of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Her husband, Almaron Dickinson, and 185 other Texian defenders wer ...

, the widow of the Alamo defender Almaron Dickinson, arrived in Gonzales with her daughter Angelina and Colonel Travis' slave Joe. Upon hearing the news of the Alamo,

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ordered the town of Gonzales torched to the ground, and established his headquarters under an oak tree in the county. In 1838, Gonzales men founded the town of Walnut Springs (later Seguin) in the northwest section of the county. Two years later, Gonzales men joined the

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against

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and his Comanches. Gonzales College was founded in 1850 by slave-owning planters, and was the first institution in Texas to confer bachelor of arts degrees on women. The ''Gonzales Inquirer'' begins publication in 1853. By 1860, the county's population had grown to 8,059, including 3,168 slaves. County citizens voted 802–80 in favor of

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from the Union in 1861. On February 1, Texas

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from the Union. On March 2, Texas joined the

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. The

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of 1866–1876, which involved outlaw

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, was reportedly the bloodiest and longest in Texas' history. Hardin's men were known to have stayed in the community of

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. On March 30, 1870, the

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readmitted Texas into the Union. The

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was built through the eastern and northern part of the county in 1874; three years later, the Texas and New Orleans Railway came to the county. In 1881, the Gonzales Branch Railroad was chartered. In 1885, the

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was built through the county. John Wesley Hardin is released from prison in 1894, and returned to Gonzales, where he passed the bar examination and started practicing law. In 1898, 23 county men served, with two casualties, during the

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. Three served with the

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. During

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, 1,106 men from the county served. for

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, about 3,000 men from Gonzales County served, with 79 casualties. In 1935, Governor James V. Allred dedicated a monument in the community of

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, commemorating the first shot of the Texas Revolution. The sculptor was Waldine A. Tauch. Palmetto State Park opened to the public in 1936. The Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation opened for the treatment of polio in 1939.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which (0.3%) are covered by water. Directly connected to the corridor, the Gonzales County roads support

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rated at over 100,000 vehicles by the

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; due to its direct adjacency to

and

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River crossings

Gonzales County and the Texas Department of Transportation provide bridges across the Guadalupe River and the

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. * North bridge; Belmont, extreme-west Gonzales County * North / Gonzales County Road 143 bridge; Monthalia, west Gonzales County * North bridge; City of

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* East US 90A / bridge; San Marcos River, Ottine

Major highways

* , Belmont- Ottine- Waelder (

—

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) * , Gonzales-to-

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, Belmont- Leesville-Nixon * U.S. Highway 87,

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* State Highway 97, Waelder—City of Gonzales— Bebe-Leesville * State Highway 304, Gonzales-to- Bastrop *
U.S. Highway 90 Alternate, Belmont—City of Gonzales (I-10 auxiliary)

Arteries

The majority of the county's

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have had their names removed and replaced by "County Road" numbered designations. Very few major roads remain properly named on record for Gonzales County, especially outside

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s, including: * Capote Road (), Belmont-Leesville to Seguin * Salt Lake Road (CR 266), North Ottine * Harwood Road (CR 230), North Harwood to City-of-Gonzales * Double Live Oak Lane (), North Waelder

Adjacent counties

* Caldwell County (north) * Fayette County (northeast) * Lavaca County (east) * Dewitt County (south) * Karnes County (southwest) * Wilson County (west) * Guadalupe County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 18,628 people, 6,782 households, and 4,876 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 8,194 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 72.25%

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, 8.39%

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, 0.53% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.09%

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, 16.48% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. 39.62% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 6,782 households, out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were

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living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.21. In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,368, and the median income for a family was $35,218. Males had a median income of $23,439 versus $17,027 for females. The

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for the county was $14,269. About 13.80% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the

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, including 23.60% of those under age 18 and 19.40% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Communities

Cities

(county seat) *

(small part in Wilson County) *

* Waelder

Unincorporated areas

* Bebe * Belmont * Leesville * Ottine

Ghost towns

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* Harwood * Monthalia *

* Thompsonville * Wrightsboro

Education

School districts include: * Cuero Independent School District * Gonzales Independent School District * Moulton Independent School District * Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District *

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* Waelder Independent School District * Yoakum Independent School District All of the county is in the service area of Victoria College.Texas Education Code Sec. 130.208. THE VICTORIA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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References

External links

Gonzales County government's website
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