The Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of three counties in the Coastal Bend region of

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, anchored by the city of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

. The area is sometimes referred to as the Golden Crescent Region, though this term is sometimes used to refer to a larger area than just these 3 counties. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 111,663 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 115,396).

Counties

Calhoun John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) was the 7th vice president of the United States. Calhoun can also refer to: Surname * Calhoun (surname) Inhabited places in the United States *Calhoun, Georgia * Calhoun, Illinois *Calhoun, Kentucky * Calhoun, Louis ...

Goliad Goliad ( ) is a city and the county seat of Goliad County, Texas, United States. It is known for the 1836 Goliad massacre during the Texas Revolution. It had a population of 1,620 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Victoria, Texas, Metrop ...

Communities

*Incorporated places **

Point Comfort Point Comfort is a city in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 603 at the 2020 census. Geography Point Comfort is located in northeastern Calhoun County ...

** Port Lavaca ** Seadrift **

(Principal City) *

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s ** Bloomington **

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*Unincorporated places ** Alamo Beach ** Berclair ** Dacosta ** Fannin ** Guadalupe ** Indianola ** Kamey ** Long Mott ** Magnolia Beach ** McFaddin ** Nursery ** Placedo ** Port O'Connor **

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** Telferner ** Weesatche

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 111,163 people, 40,157 households, and 29,741 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 75.44%

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, 5.53%

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, 0.52% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.04%

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, 15.05% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 39.27% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,261, and the median income for a family was $41,596. Males had a median income of $34,132 versus $20,344 for females. The

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for the MSA was $17,543.

References

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Counties

Communities

Demographics

See also

References