Duval County, Texas

Duval County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 13,120. It is named for, a soldier in the who died in the. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,651 (1,796 ). 4,643 km² (1,793 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.17%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 16.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 44.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 339.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 359.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (northeast)
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 * (southeast)
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 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,120 people, 4,350 households, and 3,266 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 5,543 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.22%, 0.54% or , 0.53% , 0.11% , 0.03% , 15.46% from , and 3.11% from two or more races. 87.99% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,350 households out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.20% were living together, 16.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,416, and the median income for a family was $26,014. Males had a median income of $25,601 versus $16,250 for females. The for the county was $11,324. About 23.00% of families and 27.20% of the population were below the, including 35.90% of those under age 18 and 25.30% of those age 65 or over.

Politics
Duval County is notorious for corrupt politics, particularly during the mid-, when it was largely controlled by the headed by. Like much of heavily Hispanic South Texas, it is considered a Democratic stronghold. In the, it went solidly for Democrat , while carried the state as a whole by a wide margin.