Kuntze is a city in the US located in eastern Texas , the administrative center of Hardin County . According to the 2010 census, the number of inhabitants was 2123 people, according to the US Census Bureau in 2016, 2099 people lived in the city [2] .
| City | |
| Kunz | |
|---|---|
| English Kountze | |
 | |
| A country |  USA |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hardin |
| History and Geography | |
| Founded | |
| Area | 10.3 km² |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC − 6 ; summer UTC − 5 |
| Population | |
| Population | 2123 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 206.1 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 409 |
| Postcode | |
| FIPS | 48-39868 [1] |
| GNIS | |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Geography
- 2.1 Climate
- 3 population
- 4 Local government
- 5 Infrastructure and transport
- 6 Education
- 7 Recreation and entertainment
- 8 Notes
- 9 References
History
The settlement was named after the brothers Herman and August Kuntsev, who financed the Sabine and East Texas Railroad in the region. In 1882, a post office was opened in the city. In 1884, Kunz lost the election of the county’s administrative center. However, in 1887, after the fire of 1886 in the building of the district court, a second vote was held, in which Kunz won a landslide victory [3] .
In 1902, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway came to the city, in the same year the city received a charter, the formation of local governments began. The city was one of the first in the district in which electricity was supplied, but the decline in the woodworking industry in the region slowed down the development of the region in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1950s, oil was discovered in the region, and the settlement was able to renew outdated communications and roads. In the 1960s, the Kountze News newspaper gained fame, advocating for the creation of the Big Thicket nature reserve near Kunz [3] .
Geography
Kunz is located in the central part of the district, its coordinates: [4] .
According to the US Census Bureau , the area of the city is about 10.3 km 2 , almost completely occupied by land [4] .
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification , humid subtropical climate (Cfa) prevails in Kunz [5] .
| Climate Kunza | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Absolute maximum, ° C | 27,2 | 28.9 | 31.7 | 32,2 | 33.9 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 41.1 | 37.8 | 35 | 31.7 | 27.8 | |
| Average maximum, ° C | fifteen | eighteen | 22 | 26 | 29th | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 17 | |
| Average minimum ° C | 3 | four | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | twenty | eighteen | 12 | 8 | four | |
| Absolute minimum, ° C | −12.2 | −7.2 | −6.7 | −2.8 | 5 | 9,4 | 12,2 | 12,2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | −6.7 | −8.9 | |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 121.9 | 99.1 | 101.6 | 96.5 | 137.2 | 147.3 | 119.4 | 101.6 | 134.6 | 101.6 | 124.5 | 129.5 | |
| Source: intellicast.com [6] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Population census | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | Us. | % ± | |
| 1950 | 1651 | ||
| 1960 | 1768 | 7.1% | |
| 1970 | 2173 | 22.9% | |
| 1980 | 2716 | 25% | |
| 1990 | 2067 | -23.9% | |
| 2000 | 2115 | 2.3% | |
| 2010 | 2123 | 0.4% | |
| Current 2016 | 2099 | -1.1% | |
| 1950-2016 [7] [8] [2] | |||
According to the 2010 census, 2123 people lived in the city, there were 767 households and 562 families. The racial makeup of the city: 72.4% are white , 23.1% are African Americans , 0.2% are Native Americans, 0.8% are Asians , 0% are residents of Hawaii or Oceania, 1.3% are other races, 2.2% - two or more races. The number of Hispanic residents of any race was 5% [8] .
Out of 767 households, children under 18 live in 40.3%. 47.8% of households were couples living together (20.6% with children under the age of 18), women lived without husbands in 19% of households, men lived without wives in 6.4% of households, 26.7% of households were not by families. In 23.7% of households, only one person lived, 10% were single elderly people (over 65). The average household size was 2.7 people. The average family size is 3.18 people [8] .
The population of the city by age range was as follows: 30.5% - residents under 20 years old, 23.5% are between the ages of 20 and 39, 30.6% are between 40 and 64, 15.2% are 65 and older . The average age is 36.6 years [8] .
According to surveys of five years from 2012 to 2016, the median household income in Kunts is 53,438 US dollars per year, the median household income is 78,864 dollars. The per capita income for the city is $ 23,654. About 10.7% of families and 12.4% of the population are below the poverty line. Including 21.8% under the age of 18 years and 14.6% over 65 years of age [9] .
Local government
City management is carried out by the mayor and the city council consisting of 5 people. The Council elects a deputy mayor from among its members [10] .
Other important positions for which employees are hired are [10] :
- City Administrator
- City Secretary
- Director of Public Works
- Emergency coordinator
- Head of Law Enforcement
- Head of Animal Control
- Police chief
- Municipal judge
Infrastructure and transport
The main motorways passing through Kunz are:
- US Motorway 69 runs north from Woodville to the southeast to Beaumont .
- The US 287 motorway coincides with the US 69 motorway from Woodville to Beaumont.
- Texas State Route 326 starts at Kunz and runs southwest to the intersection with the US 90 motorway in the Nome area.
The city is located at Hawthorn Field Airport. The airport has one runway with a length of 1312 meters [11] . The nearest commercial airport is Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont. The airport is located about 60 kilometers southeast of Kunz.
Education
The city is served by the Kunz Independent School District.
Recreation and Entertainment
One of the motto of the city is the phrase "Gateway to Big Ticket" ( English Gateway to Big Thicket ). The Big Ticket National Reserve, on the territory of which there are pines, cypresses, deciduous trees and swamps, was founded by the Congress in 1974.
Another attraction of the region is the historic house of Kerby Hill, built in 1902.
Notes
- ↑ 2017 Texas State Places Gazetteer File (TXT). Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016 (Kountze city, Texas ) . US Census Bureau. Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Robert Wooster. Kountze, TX (English) (HTML). Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association. Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kountze city, Texas . American Factfinder . US Census Bureau. Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ Kountze, Texas Climate Summary . Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ Kountze, Texas. Weather Averages Summary intellicast.com. Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ Texas Almanac: City Population History from 1850–2000 (English) (PDF). Texas Almanac. Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Census 2010: General Population and Housing Characteristics, Kountze city, TX . US Census Bureau. Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Kountze city, TX . US Census Bureau. Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 City of Kountze. City Government Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
- ↑ 45R - Hawthorne Field Airport Date of treatment May 29, 2018.
Links
- Official site of Kunz .
- Chamber of Commerce of Kunz .
- Information about the city of Kunz (English) (HTML). Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.
- Information about the city of Kunz on texasescapes.com .
- Kunz Independent School District .