Poteet is a city in

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, United States. The population was 3,260 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the

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. It was named for its first postmaster, Francis Marion Poteet. It is best known as the birthplace of country music legend, George Strait. Poteet is known for its "". Poteet Canyon,

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's ward in the long-running comic strip by Milton Caniff, is named after the town (and a mosaic of Poteet Canyon stands in front of the town's fire station). In James Michener's classic, ''

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'', cattleman R. J. Poteet led the drive of a large herd of Texas Longhorns north from Texas to Colorado. Poteet Texas Strawberry Landmark

Geography

Poteet is located at (29.037276, –98.572756) about south of downtown

. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Education

Poteet is served by the

Poteet Independent School District Poteet Independent School District is a public school district based in Poteet, in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government ...

, including Poteet High School.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 2,795 people, 1,084 households, and 855 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, 3,305 people, 1,052 households, and 810 families resided in the city. The

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was 2,224.2 people per square mile (856.4/km). The 1,201 housing units averaged 808.2/sq mi (311.2/km). The

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of the city was 64.99% White, 0.36% African American, 0.27% Native American, 30.11% from other races, and 4.27% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 88.84% of the population. Of the 1,052 households, 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 23.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were not families. About 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.60. In the city, the population was distributed as 34.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,329, and for a family was $27,949. Males had a median income of $23,929 versus $15,608 for females. The

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for the city was $9,368. About 23.6% of families and 28.0% of the population were below the

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, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 29.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

David Lee Garza David Lee Garza (born February 15, 1957) is an American Tejano musician and bandleader. Garza was born and raised in Poteet, Texas. Garza and his band have been responsible for jumpstarting the careers of numerous Tejano vocalists by way of coll ...

, Tejano music artist, was born in Poteet * George Strait, country music singer, actor, producer, and most CMA and ACM award winner, known as the "King of Country Music", was born in Poteet

References

External links

Poteet article at Texas State Historical Association
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