San Diego, Texas

{{for|the city in California|San Diego}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = San Diego, Texas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|image_skyline            = Texas - San Benito through San Juan - NARA - 68149810 (cropped).jpg
|imagesize                = 300px
|image_caption            = San Diego in 1935
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               = 
|nickname                 = 
|image_map                = TXMap-doton-SanDiego.PNG
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in the state of [[Texas]]
|image_map1               = Duval County SanDiego.svg
|mapsize1                 = 250px
|map_caption1             = 
|coordinates              = {{coord|27|45|45|N|98|14|20|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|Counties]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Duval County, Texas|Duval]], [[Jim Wells County, Texas|Jim Wells]]
|established_date         = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Sally Lichtenberger 
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 4.92
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.90
|area_land_km2            = 4.92
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.90
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 308
|population_total         = 4488
|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_density_km2   = 857.31
|population_urban         = 
|population_metro         = 
|population_note          = 
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 78384
|area_code                = [[Area code 361|361]]
|footnotes                = 
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 48-65180<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1346324<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1346324}}</ref> 
|pop_est_as_of = 2019
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
|population_est = 4221
|unit_pref = Imperial
|population_density_sq_mi = 2220.41
}}
'''San Diego''' is a city in [[Duval County, Texas|Duval]] and [[Jim Wells County, Texas|Jim Wells]] counties, Texas, United States. The population was 3,748 at the 2020 census and 4,488 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4865180| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): San Diego city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 8, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213045821/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4865180| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is located primarily in Duval County, of which it is the [[county seat]].

==Geography==

San Diego is located at {{coord|27.762559|-98.238771|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}} (27.762559, –98.238771).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|10|mi|0}} west of [[Alice, Texas|Alice]], {{convert|56|mi}} west of [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], and {{convert|84|mi}} east of [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], San Diego has a total area of {{convert|4.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1572
|1890= 1877
|1940= 2674
|1950= 4397
|1960= 4351
|1970= 4490
|1980= 5225
|1990= 4983
|2000= 4753
|2010= 4488
|estyear=2019
|estimate=4221
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''San Diego racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4865180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|213
|5.68%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|10
|0.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.03%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|14
|0.37%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|10
|0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|596
|15.9%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|2,904
|77.48%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,748'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,748 people, 1,390 households, and 916 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 4,753 people, 1,548 households, and 1,187 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,917.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,793 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,100.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 78.06% White, 0.27% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 17.72% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 96.87%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 1,548 households 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 24.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 21.3% of households were one person and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.52.

The age distribution was 32.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median household income was $19,250 and the median family income  was $25,104. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $14,622 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,782. About 26.8% of families and 32.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 44.3% of those under age 18 and 26.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city is served by the [[San Diego Independent School District]] and is home to the [[San Diego High School (Texas)|San Diego High School]] Vaqueros.

==See also==
*[[Plan of San Diego]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfs02 History of San Diego]
*[https://www.caller.com/story/news/columnists/2017/09/27/colorful-story-san-diego-texas/708680001/ The colorful story of San Diego, Texas] from the Corpus Christi Caller

{{Duval County, Texas}}
{{Jim Wells County, Texas}}
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{{Texas county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Duval County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Jim Wells County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:County seats in Texas]]