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While opinions are always welcome, the administrator of this page, as a policy, may disallow accounts that repeatedly post information as fact, when the information has been found positively not to be true, effectively implementing a no-libel policy on this page. -------------------------------------- San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2009 according to an estimate published by the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total population of 92,147. The San Angelo metropolitan area consists of Tom Green and Irion counties and had a population of 108,085 according to 2007 Census estimates. San Angelo is home to Angelo State University, historic Fort Concho, and Goodfellow Air Force Base Some common aliases or nicknames of San Angelo include The River City, The Concho City, The Pearl of the Conchos, and The Oasis of West Texas; many residents refer to it as simply "Angelo". History The history of the city of San Angelo began in 1867 when Fort Concho was established as one of a series of new forts designed to protect the frontier from hostile threats. The Fort was home to cavalry, infantry, and the famous Black Cavalry otherwise known as Buffalo Soldiers by Native Americans. The village of Santa Angela was established outside the fort at the juncture of the North and South Concho rivers by Bartholomew J. DeWitt. He named the village after his wife Carolina Angela. The name was eventually changed to San Angela. The name would change again to San Angelo in 1883 on the insistence of the United States Postal Service as the original name was considered grammatically incorrect. It soon became a center for farmers and settlers in the area, as well as a fairly lawless area filled with brothels, saloons and gambling houses. The town grew quickly in the 1800s after becoming the county seat, and especially after the railroads arrived, making it a central transportation hub for the region. The Santa Fe Railroad arrived in 1888 and the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient in 1909. The city saw further growth when a tuberculosis outbreak hit the United States in the early 1900s. Many felt the dry, warm climate of San Angelo would benefit their health, and came to the city for treatment. In 1928, the city founded San Angelo College, one of the region's first institutes of higher education, as a result of a municipal election. The city had been passed over by the Texas State Legislature to be the home of what would become Texas Tech University. San Angelo College, one of the first municipal colleges, has grown to become Angelo State University. The military returned to San Angelo during World War II with the founding of Goodfellow Air Force Base, which was assigned to train pilots at the time. San Angelo grew exponentially during the oil boom of the 1900s, when vast amounts of oil were found in the area, and the city became a regional hub of the oil and gas industry. Geography San Angelo is located at 31°27′11″N 100°27′9″W / 31.45306°N 100.4525°W / 31.45306; -100.4525 (31.453113, -100.452502). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 58.2 square miles (150.9 km²), of which, 55.9 square miles (144.8 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.1 km²) of it (4.03%) is water. San Angelo falls on the southwestern edge of the Edwards Plateau and the northeastern edge of the Chihuahuan desert at the juncture of the North and South Concho Rivers. The city has three lakes: Twin Buttes Reservoir, O.C. Fisher Reservoir, and Lake Nasworthy. The Middle Concho River joined the South Concho several miles upstream, but the junction has been obscured by the Twin Buttes dam. Climate San Angelo falls near the boundary between the subtropical semi-arid steppe (Koppen BSh) and mid-latitude steppe climates (Koppen BSk). It is located at the region where Central Texas meets West Texas weather. Temperatures occasionally reach the 100s in the summer, but, because of low humidity, never reach a high heat index. During winters, temperatures rarely drop below 25 degrees, and though the region does experience snow and sleet, they occur only a couple times a year. San Angelo averages 251 days of sunshine a year, and the average temperature is 64.9 degrees. The city sees an average rainfall of 20.45 inches (519 mm). 2000 Census As of the census of 2000, there were 88,439 people, 34,006 households, and 22,409 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,582.2 people per square mile (610.8/km²). There were 37,699 housing units at an average density of 674.5/sq mi (260.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.10% White, 4.73% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 13.96% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.15% of the population. There were 34,006 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families; 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,232, and the median income for a family was $38,665. Males had a median income of $27,532 versus $20,470 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,289. About 11.6% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over. Business San Angelo has consistently been ranked by many publications and rankings as one of the best small cities for business. It has been consistently ranked as one of the "Best Places for Business and Careers" by Forbes Magazine. In 2009 CNN Money ranked San Angelo as one of the best cities to launch a small business. In 2010 Kiplinger's Personal Finance named San Angelo as one of the "Best Cities of the Next Decade". Public primary and secondary education Almost all of San Angelo is in the San Angelo Independent School District. Small parts of San Angelo are served by the Wall Independent School District (southeast San Angelo) and the Grape Creek Independent School District (northwest San Angelo). There are three main high schools, Central(CHS), Central Freshmen Campus(CFC), Lake View(LVH), three middle schools and twenty-one elementary schools within San Angelo city limits. Private and alternative education There are six private schools in operation in the city, certified through the 12th grade, which include Ambleside School of San Angelo, a member of Ambleside Schools International, the Angelo Catholic School, Cornerstone Christian School, Gateway Christian Academy, Trinity Lutheran School, and TLCA, which is now a Charter school.