Atascosa is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 community located in Southwest Bexar County

Bexar County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,117 people per square mile . There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of 418 per square mile...

, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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. Atascosa is 14 miles Southwest of downtown San Antonio. It is located between Von Ormy

Von Ormy, Texas

Von Ormy is a city located in southwest Bexar County, Texas, United States. It has been known as Von Ormy since the late 1880s. Prior to 1880, the community was known as Mann's Crossing, Garza's Crossing, Medina Crossing, and Paso de las Garzas. The former settlements of Kirk, Texas and Bexar,...

 and Lytle

Lytle, Texas

Lytle is a city in Atascosa, Bexar, and Medina counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,383 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lytle is located at...

 off of I-35

Interstate 35

Interstate 35 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. I-35 stretches from Laredo, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Duluth, Minnesota, at Minnesota Highway 61 and 26th Avenue East. Many interstates used to have splits or spurs indicated with suffixed letters , but I-35...

. It is often confused with nearby Atascosa County. The community is part of the San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Atascosa post office (78002) opened in 1872 and is located today on Old Pearsall Road at Jarratt Road. In 1885 the community had a Baptist

Baptist

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 church, a district school, a general store, a saloon, two blacksmiths, and a population of 180. A coal mine was in operation by 1900.

Education

Atascosa is included in the Southwest Independent School District

Southwest Independent School District

Southwest Independent School District is a public school district located in southwestern Bexar County, Texas .The district covers a area that includes portions of San Antonio....

. McNair Middle School and Elm Creek Elementary are located in Atascosa off of Old Pearsall Road. The high school serving Atascosa is Southwest High School (San Antonio, Texas)

Southwest High School (San Antonio, Texas)

Southwest High School is a 5A high school in the Southwest Independent School District of San Antonio, Texas, USA.-Band:-Organizations:Southwest High School has many organizations, which include:...

.

Agriculture

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service

National Agricultural Statistics Service

The National Agricultural Statistics Service or NASS is the statistical branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. NASS has 46 field offices throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and a headquarters unit in Washington, D.C....

 2007 census, there are more than 70 crop operations in Atascosa with 3 operations that are valued more than $250,000 each. There are more than 125 animal operations in Atascosa zip code of 78002. Many people in the area raise cattle, horses, goats, pigs, peacocks, and other poultry.

Demographics

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 8,735 people residing in this town. The population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 208 people per square mile. The racial makeup of this area is 63.66% White, 0.54% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 34.63% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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. The Hispanic population is 7,167 which is 82.05% of the total Atascosa population.

Utilities

Electricity is provided to area by CPS Energy

CPS Energy

CPS Energy of San Antonio, Texas is the United States' largest municipally owned utility company, with combined natural gas and electric service. Fourteen percent of all utility revenues are returned to the City of San Antonio, and those revenues make up more than 20 percent of the City of San...

. The water is supplied by Atascosa Rural Water Supply located off of Jarratt Road and Pearsall.

Geography

Atascosa is located at 29°17.14′N 98°38.84′W and is 41.97 square miles.