Goliad County, Texas

Goliad County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,928. Its is. Goliad is named for the, which in turn is named for Father ; "Goliad" is an  of Hidalgo, minus the silent H.  It is a part of the ,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,226 (859 ). 2,211 km² (854 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.68%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 183.svg|23px]] U.S. Highway 77 Alternate/
 * [[Image:Texas 119.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 239.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,928 people, 2,644 households, and 1,975 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 3,426 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.62%, 4.82% or , 0.55% , 0.22% , 0.01% , 10.05% from , and 1.73% from two or more races. 35.20% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,644 households out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,201, and the median income for a family was $40,446. Males had a median income of $30,954 versus $20,028 for females. The for the county was $17,126. About 11.90% of families and 16.40% of the population were below the, including 25.70% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

History
The first declaration of independence for the was signed in Goliad on, , although the formal declaration was made by the  at. Goliad County was the site of two battles in the. The was a minor skirmish early in the war, but on, Col. and his Texan soldiers were executed by the Mexican army, under orders from Gen., in what became known as the Goliad Massacre. This event led to the Texas Revolutionary battle cry "Remember the ! Remember Goliad!" Although many remember the Alamo today, fewer remember Goliad. The site of the massacre is located in Goliad State Park, just south of the town of Goliad.

Goliad County is also the birthplace of General, who led the Mexican army against the invading forces of in the  on May 5, 1862 ("").

Education
Goliad County is served by the.