San Diego is a city in Duval and Jim Wells counties, Texas, United States. The population was 3,748 at the 2020 census and 4,488 at the 2010 census. It is located primarily in Duval County, of which it is the county seat.

Geography

San Diego is located at (27.762559, –98.238771). It is west of Alice, west of Corpus Christi, and east of Laredo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, San Diego has a total area of , all land.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,351 households in San Diego, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.5% were married-couple households, 20.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 1,786 || 47.7%

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| Black or African American || 14 || 0.4%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 13 || 0.3%

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| Asian || 14 || 0.4%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 437 || 11.7%

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| Two or more races || 1,484 || 39.6%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 2,904 || 77.5%

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2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 4,753 people, 1,548 households, and 1,187 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,793 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 78.06% White, 0.27% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 17.72% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 96.87%.

  • Bob Osborn (1903–1960), baseball player

See also

  • List of municipalities in Texas
  • Plan of San Diego

Notes

References

  • History of San Diego
  • The colorful story of San Diego, Texas from the Corpus Christi Caller