San Patricio County, Texas

San Patricio County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 67,138. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,831 (707 ). 1,791 km² (692 sq mi) of it is land and 40 km² (15 sq mi) of it (2.18%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Texas 77.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 181.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 188.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (northeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

The is situated to the east of the county.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 67,138 people, 22,093 households, and 17,232 families residing in the county. The was 37/km² (97/sq mi). There were 24,864 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.76%, 2.81% or , 0.70% , 0.63% , 0.11% , 15.94% from , and 3.05% from two or more races. 49.42% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,093 households out of which 41.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were living together, 12.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.00% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the county, the population was spread out with 31.10% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,836, and the median income for a family was $40,002. Males had a median income of $31,132 versus $20,730 for females. The for the county was $15,425. About 14.60% of families and 18.00% of the population were below the, including 23.50% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over.