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Garwood, TX mapPopulation (year 2000): 2,234
Males: 1,143  (51.2%)
Females: 1,091  (48.8%)

Colorado County

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip code: 77442


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,300 (it was $25,991 in 2000)
Garwood  $28,300
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $58,900 (it was $49,800 in 2000)
Garwood  $58,900
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Garwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.3%)
  • Hispanic (17.1%)
  • Black (13.5%)
  • American Indian (13.5%)
  • Other race (8.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 261.0 square miles.

Population density: 8.6 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Garwood

  • High school or higher: 73.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garwood CCD

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Garwood, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garwood to the number of sex offenders is 559 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Garwood:  0.7% ($341)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Garwood satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Victoria, TX (55.6 miles , pop. 60,603).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Harris, TX (75.4 miles , pop. 405,444).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (80.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Eagle Lake, TX (15.2 miles ), Columbus, TX (16.9 miles ), Weimar, TX (24.6 miles ), El Campo, TX (24.8 miles ), Louise, TX (25.4 miles ), Northeast Wharton, TX (26.4 miles ), Ganado, TX (29.3 miles ), Hallettsville, TX (29.4 miles ).

Latitude: 29.46 N, Longitude: 96.51 W


Area code: 979



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)
  • Private households (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (19%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Electricians (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


Garwood-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1966, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Garwood place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/20/1967, a category 3 tornado 23.1 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Garwood:
  • RICE MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; EAGLE LAKE, TX)
  • COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; COLUMBUS, TX)
  • COLORADO FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WEIMAR, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Garwood, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garwood:
  • VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID: VCT)
  • BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 78 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
  • EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 78 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX; ID: CLL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garwood:
  • ROBERT R WELLS JR (about 12 miles; COLUMBUS, TX; ID: 66R)
  • EAGLE LAKE (about 17 miles; EAGLE LAKE, TX; ID: ELA)
  • FLYING V RANCH (about 27 miles; LOUISE, TX; ID: T26)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garwood:
  • WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
  • BLINN COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BRENHAM, TX; FT enrollment: 8,448)
  • PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 5,823)
  • VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 57 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT enrollment: 2,511)
  • HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • RICE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,158)
  • HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 79 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
Public elementary/middle school in Garwood:

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Notable location: Calhoun County Public Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Garwood: South Point Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Cheetham Cemetery (1), Brownson Cemetery (2), Nada Cemetery (3), Myrtle Cemetery (4), Garwood Cemetery (5), Garwood Methodist Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Muddy Lake (A), Heller Lake (B), Rees Reservoir (C), Kallina Reservoir (D), Engstrom Lake Number 1 (E), Engstrom Lake Number 2 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Jack Branch (B), West Sandy Creek (C), Skull Creek (D), East Sandy Creek (E), Marys Branch (F), Dry Branch (G), Crasco Creek (H), Coppers Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  60.0%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.9%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  6.7%

Garwood compared to Texas state average:
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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6.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.20%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harris County, TX  1.21% ($46,226 average AGI)
from Austin County, TX  0.50% ($28,400)
from Wharton County, TX  0.49% ($22,000)


6.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,227 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.59%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harris County, TX  1.18% ($28,463 average AGI)
to Fayette County, TX  0.49% ($22,441)
to Fort Bend County, TX  0.49% ($26,382)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garwood:
  • KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
  • KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garwood:
  • K216FD (91.1 FM; COLUMBUS, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KULM-FM (98.3 FM; COLUMBUS, TX; Owner: ROY E. HENDERSON)
  • KIOX-FM (96.9 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KGUL (96.1 FM; EDNA, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


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