Bonney, Texas
Encyclopedia
Bonney is a village in Brazoria County
, Texas
, United States
. The population was 384 at the 2000 census.
Three Texas Department of Criminal Justice
prisons for men are in an unincorporated section of Brazoria County adjacent to Bonney. The prisons are:
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 384 people, 126 households, and 101 families residing in the village. The population density
was 231.8 people per square mile (89.3/km²). There were 136 housing units at an average density of 82.1/sq mi (31.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 69.53% White, 10.16% African American, 1.04% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 14.32% from other races
, and 3.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.95% of the population.
There were 126 households out of which 54.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples
living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the village the population was spread out with 34.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 112.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,750, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $26,389 versus $22,885 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $15,368. About 3.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Brazoria County, Texas
Brazoria County[p] is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, located on the Gulf Coast within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. Regionally, parts of the county are within the extreme southern-most fringe of the regions locally known as Southeast Texas. Brazoria County is among a...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 384 at the 2000 census.
Three Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a department of the government of the state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities, funding and certain...
prisons for men are in an unincorporated section of Brazoria County adjacent to Bonney. The prisons are:
- Ramsey UnitRamsey UnitThe W. F. Ramsey Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas. The prison is located on Farm to Market Road 655, near Rosharon, west of Farm to Market Road 521,. and south of Houston. The unit is co-located with the Stringfellow Unit and...
- Stringfellow UnitStringfellow UnitThe A. M. "Mac" Stringfellow Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas. The prison is located on Farm to Market Road 655, near Rosharon, west of Farm to Market Road 521, and about south of Houston...
- C. T. Terrell Unit
Geography
Bonney is located at 29°18′40"N 95°27′3"W (29.311069, -95.450918).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 384 people, 126 households, and 101 families residing in the village. 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 231.8 people per square mile (89.3/km²). There were 136 housing units at an average density of 82.1/sq mi (31.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 69.53% White, 10.16% African American, 1.04% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 14.32% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.95% of the population.
There were 126 households out of which 54.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the village the population was spread out with 34.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 112.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,750, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $26,389 versus $22,885 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $15,368. About 3.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.