Bandera, Texas
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Bandera is a city in Bandera County, Texas, United States. The population was 957 at the 2000 census. Its estimated population as of July 2002 was 1,087. It is the county seat of Bandera County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Bandera calls itself the Cowboy Capital of the World. The city is home of Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar, a famous Hill Country Honky-Tonk. The city is about one hour west of San Antonio, and is just on the edge of the city's suburban sprawl. On Sunday mornings, Bandera is a popular destination for motorcyclists from San Antonio.
Trivia
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie visited the town, while on their reality television show, The Simple Life 2, (Road Trip.) To earn money so they can get to their final destination of L.A. they worked at the Bandera County Jail. The girls caused a lot of trouble pulling over many innocent drivers and talking to jail inhabitants, when told not to.Willie Nelson has an instrumental called "Bandera" on his Red Headed Stranger record.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 957 people, 408 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The population density was 315.8/km² (820.2/mi²). There were 488 housing units at an average density of 161.0/km² (418.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.98% White, 0.21% African American, 0.52% Native American, 2.51% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.84% of the population.There were 408 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,089, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $27,604 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,502. About 11.0% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
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