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Caldwell
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Travis
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Texas
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, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), all land.
History
Mustang Ridge was incorporated into a city by Alton Brooks Laws Jr and Charles Laws in 1985. Alton Brooks Laws was elected the first mayor, municipal judge, and state magistrate. Charles Laws became a source of public controversy when he referred to a proposed detention facility as "a holding pen for wetbacks" on a public agenda.
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 944 people, 330 households, and 250 families residing in the city.
As of the
census
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of 2000, 785 people, 256 households, and 214 families resided in the city. The population density was . The 274 housing units averaged 72.2/sq mi (27.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 67.52% White, 4.08% African American, 2.80% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 22.93% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 48.41% of the population.
Of the 256 households, 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were
married couples
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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were not families. About 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the city, the population was distributed as 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,771, and for a family was $46,563. Males had a median income of $31,076 versus $23,182 for females. The
per capita income
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for the city was $15,258. About 5.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Travis County portion of Mustang Ridge is served by the
Del Valle Independent School District
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. Retrieved on August 24, 2016 See map list /ref> Creedmoor Elementary School serves this portion. For middle school students are divided between Ojeda Middle School and Del Valle Middle School.2014/15 Attendance Boundaries "
Del Valle Independent School District
Del Valle Independent School District (DVISD) is a public school district in the Del Valle, Texas, Del Valle community area of unincorporated area, unincorporated Travis County, Texas, Travis County, Texas (United States, USA).
The school dis ...
. Retrieved on August 24, 2016. High school students are zoned to Del Valle High School.
The Caldwell County portion is served by the
Lockhart Independent School District
The Lockhart Independent School District is a public school district based in Lockhart, Texas. In addition to Lockhart, the district also serves the portions of Mustang Ridge, Niederwald, and Pettytown in Caldwell County, as well as the uninc ...