Country United States County Angelina FIPS code 48-80728 Area 5.4 km² Zip code 75980 Local time Saturday 10:46 PM | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1372084 Elevation 68 m Population 707 (2013) Area code 936 | |
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Zavalla is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The population was 713 at the 2010 census. The town is named for Lorenzo de Zavala, a Mexican rancher, politician, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence who served as the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas.
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Map of Zavalla, TX 75980, USA
Its city limits stretch several miles south of town into a heavily wooded area. Local police officers are known to capture unsuspecting, out-of-town travelers here in a speed trap, where the limits quickly drop from 75 to 55.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 647 people, 268 households, and 176 families residing in the city. The population density was 306.6 people per square mile (118.4/km²). There were 340 housing units at an average density of 161.1 per square mile (62.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.68% White, 0.46% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population.
There were 268 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city, the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,806, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $30,577 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,049. About 22.0% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Budget
CITY OF ZAVALLA
GENERAL FUND SUMMARY 2015
Revenues
Total Funds Available $434,133.81
According to the Austin American-Statesman, in 2010 the City of Zavalla was one of four small Texas municipalities paying for excessive ticket writing by the State Comptrollers office.