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'''San Angelo''' is a city located in ], ]. As of the ] census, the city had a total population of 88,439. It is the ] of ]{{GR|6}}. The city is located at the confluence of the North Concho River and South Concho River, which in turn form the ], a tributary of the ]. | |||
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2018}} | |||
{{Infobox settlement | |||
| name = San Angelo | |||
| settlement_type = City | |||
San Angelo is home to ], and a branch campus of Howard College. | |||
| nickname scooterlicious = | |||
| motto Bubba got gas ! = | |||
| image_skyline = San Angelo September 2019 03 (San Angelo City Hall).jpg | |||
| imagesize = | |||
| image_caption = San Angelo City Hall | |||
| image_seal = Sanangeloseal.png | |||
| image_map = TomGreen County SanAngelo.svg | |||
| mapsize = 250px | |||
| map_caption = Location in the state of ] | |||
| pushpin_map = Texas#USA | |||
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the state of ] | |||
| pushpin_label = San Angelo | |||
| pushpin_relief = yes | |||
| subdivision_type = ] | |||
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | |||
| subdivision_type1 = ] | |||
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Texas}} | |||
| subdivision_type2 = ] | |||
| subdivision_name2 = ] | |||
| government_type = ] | |||
| leader_title = ] | |||
| leader_name = Mayor Brenda Gunter<br />Tommy Hiebert (District 1)<br />Tom Thompson (District 2)<br />Harry Thomas (District 3)<br />Lucy Gonzales (District 4)<br />Karen Hessee Smith (District 5)<br />Larry Miller | |||
(District 6)<br /> | |||
| leader_title1 = ] | |||
| leader_name1 = Daniel Valenzuela | |||
| established_date = | |||
| area_total_km2 = 160.38 | |||
| area_land_km2 = 154.46 | |||
| area_water_km2 = 5.91 | |||
| unit_pref = Imperial | |||
| area_total_sq_mi = 61.92 | |||
| area_land_sq_mi = 59.64 | |||
| area_water_sq_mi = 2.28 | |||
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis>{{Cite GNIS|1375953|San Angelo}}</ref> | |||
| elevation_ft = 1844 | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|31|26|34|N|100|27|1|W|region:US-TX_type:city|display=inline,title}} | |||
| image_map1 = | |||
| mapsize1 = | |||
| map_caption1 = | |||
| population_blank1_title = ] | |||
| population_blank1 = San Angeloan | |||
| population_as_of = ] | |||
| population_metro = 121,516 | |||
| population_note = | |||
| population_total = 99,893 | |||
| population_density_km2 = auto | |||
| timezone = ] | |||
| utc_offset = −6 | |||
| timezone_DST = ] | |||
| utc_offset_DST = −5 | |||
| website = | |||
| postal_code_type = ]s | |||
| postal_code = 76901-09 | |||
| area_code = ] | |||
| blank_name = ] | |||
| blank_info = 48-64472<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://roadsidethoughts.com/tx/san-angelo-xx-tom-green-misc.htm|publisher=Roadsidethoughts.com|access-date=December 18, 2014|title=San Angelo, Texas}}</ref> | |||
| blank1_name = ] feature ID | |||
| blank1_info = 1375953<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/usaname.php?uni=1375953&fid=usageo_1277|access-date=December 18, 2014|title=San Angelo: United States |publisher=Geographic.org}}</ref> | |||
| footnotes = | |||
| pop_est_as_of = | |||
| pop_est_footnotes = | |||
| population_est = | |||
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| population_density_sq_mi = auto | |||
}} | |||
'''San Angelo''' ({{IPAc-en|s|æ|n|_|ˈ|æ|n|dʒ|ə|l|oʊ}} {{respell|SAN|_|AN|jə|loh}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/san%20angelo |title=San Angelo |publisher=Merriam-webster.com |access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref>) is a city in and the ] of ], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=7 June 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Its location is in the ], a region of ] between the ] to the northwest, ] to the southwest, ] to the northeast, and ] to the southeast. According to the ], San Angelo had a total population of 99,893.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/San_Angelo_city,_Texas?g=160XX00US4864472|title=San Angelo city, Texas|access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref> It is the principal city and center of the ], which had a population of 121,516.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2022 |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |publisher=], Population Division |date=January 3, 2024 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629175327/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
San Angelo is home to ], historic ], and ]. It is the seat of the ]. | |||
==History== | |||
It is also home to the ] ], the location of a yearly Christmas festival, Christmas at Old Fort Concho, and during the late 19th century the headquarters of the 8th cavalry, made up mainly of "]". | |||
In 1632, a short-lived mission of Franciscans under Spanish auspices was founded in the area to serve native people. | |||
] is also located at the city's outskirts. The primary tasks of the units stationed there are intelligence and firefighter training. | |||
The mission was led by the friars ] and Juan de Ortega, with Ortega remaining for six months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fsa06 |last=Blake |first=Robert Bruce |title=SALAS, JUAN DE |work=Handbook of Texas Online |access-date=July 21, 2012 |date=June 15, 2010 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association}}</ref> | |||
The area was visited by the Castillo-Martin expedition of 1650 and the ] of 1654.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wade|first=Maria de Fátima|title=The Native Americans of the Texas Edwards Plateau, 1582–1799 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2qo2X2VPukC&pg=PA74|access-date=July 21, 2012|year=2003|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-292-79156-5|page=74}}</ref> | |||
During the development the region, San Angelo was at the western edge of the region called Texas, successively claimed in the 1800s by the nations of ], ], the ], and finally, the ] in 1846. | |||
] (also known as San Angelo Regional Airport) is the commercial airport serving the city. | |||
The city of San Angelo was founded in 1867, when the United States built Fort Concho, one of a series of new forts designed to protect the frontier. The fort was home to cavalry, infantry, and the famous Black Cavalry, also known as ] by American Indians. | |||
== Geography == | |||
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San Angelo is located at 31°27'11" North, 100°27'9" West (31.453113, -100.452502){{GR|1}}. | |||
The settler Bartholomew J. DeWitt founded the village of Santa Angela outside the fort at the junction of the North and South Concho Rivers. 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 ], as San Angela was grammatically incorrect in Spanish. <!-- The preceding statement is factually incorrect because the USPS was not formed until the 1970s. --> The town became a trade center for farmers and settlers in the area, as well as a fairly lawless cowtown filled with brothels, saloons, and gambling houses. | |||
According to the ], the city has a total area of 150.9 ] (58.2 ]). 144.8 km² (55.9 mi²) of it is land and 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.03% water.. | |||
After being designated as the county seat, the town grew quickly in the 1880s, aided by being on the route of newly constructed railroads. It became a central transportation hub for the region. The ] arrived in 1888 and the ] in 1909.<ref name="hand">{{cite web| last = Duke | first = Escal F. | title = SAN ANGELO, TX | work= The Handbook of Texas Online | url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hds01 | access-date = April 22, 2013|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|date=June 15, 2010}}</ref> After a ] (TB) outbreak hit the United States in the early 1900s, many patients moved to San Angelo. At the time, doctors could only recommend rest in dry, warm climates. TB sufferers went to San Angelo for treatment, and a sanitarium was built in nearby Carlsbad. | |||
== Demographics == | |||
As of the ]{{GR|2}} of ], there are 88,439 people, 34,006 households, and 22,409 families residing in the city. The ] is 610.8/km² (1,582.2/mi²). There are 37,699 housing units at an average density of 260.4/km² (674.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 77.10% ], 4.73% ], 0.65% ], 0.95% ], 0.08% ], 13.96% from ], and 2.53% from two or more races. 33.15% of the population are ] or ] of any race. | |||
In 1928, the city founded San Angelo College, one of the region's first institutes of higher education. The city had been passed over by the ] to be the home of what would become ]. San Angelo College, one of the first municipal colleges, has grown to become ]. The military returned to San Angelo during ] 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.<ref name="hand"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelo.org/downhome/history.php|title=About San Angelo: Our History|access-date=December 19, 2014|publisher=Sanangelo.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060036/http://www.sanangelo.org/downhome/history.php|archive-date=October 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
There are 34,006 households out of which 32.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% are ] living together, 12.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% are non-families. 28.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.08. | |||
The San Angelo Independent School District is a public school district based in San Angelo, Texas, and became one of the first in Texas to integrate, doing so voluntarily in 1955.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andrewbutlerphotos.com/Other/Historical-Markers-Tom-Green/16526472_ZtXd2L |title=Historical Markers – Andrew Butler Photos |publisher=andrewbutlerphotos.com |date=February 9, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020060940/http://www.andrewbutlerphotos.com/Other/Historical-Markers-Tom-Green/16526472_ZtXd2L |archive-date=October 20, 2011 }}</ref> | |||
In the city the population is 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 are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.1 males. | |||
San Angelo was famous for ], an annual event organized by the National Wool Growers Association (U.S.)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hite|first=Gerron S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyUkXfRE7qMC&q=Miss+Wool+of+America+Pageant&pg=PA57|title=San Angelo 1950s and Beyond|date=2013|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-9686-0|pages=57|language=en}}</ref> | |||
The median income for a household in the city is $32,232, and the median income for a family is $38,665. Males have a median income of $27,532 versus $20,470 for females. The ] for the city is $17,289. 15.7% of the population and 11.6% of families are below the ]. Out of the total population, 21.3% of those under the age of 18 and 11.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. | |||
==Geography== | |||
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According to the ], the city has a total area of 58.2 sq mi (150.9 km{{sup|2}}), of which 2.3 sq mi (6.1 km{{sup|2}}) (4.03%) are covered by water. | |||
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San Angelo falls on the northwestern edge of the ] and the northeastern edge of the ] at the junction of the North and South ]s. The city has three lakes: ], ], and ]. The Middle Concho River joined the South Concho several miles upstream, but the confluence has been obscured by the Twin Buttes dam. | |||
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San Angelo is about {{convert|225|mi|km}} west of ].<ref>"A death wish for Tracie's killer A Minnesota family wants the kind of justice they couldn't get at home." '']''. January 27, 2003. Retrieved July 18, 2016.<!--URL: http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MN&p_theme=mn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_field_label-0=Section&s_dispstring=allfields(A%20death%20wish%20for%20Tracie's%20killer)%20AND%20date(2003)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=2003&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=("A%20death%20wish%20for%20Tracie's%20killer")&xcal_numdocs=50&p_perpage=25&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no--></ref> | |||
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===Climate=== | |||
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San Angelo falls near the boundary between the subtropical ] scrubland (Köppen ''BSh'') and midlatitude scrubland climates (Köppen ''BSk''). It is located at the region where Central Texas meets West Texas weather. Temperatures reach {{convert|100|°F|°C|1}} about 30.1 days per year on average.<ref name = NOAA/> However, in 2011, San Angelo recorded 100 days of {{convert|100|°F|°C|1}} or higher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sjt/?n=record_temps2011 |title=The Heat and Drought of 2011 |publisher=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, San Angelo, TX |access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> The typical year has 60.3 days with lows below freezing.<ref name = NOAA/> Though the region does experience snow and sleet, they occur only a few times a year. The city has an average annual precipitation of {{convert|20.94|in|mm}},<ref name = NOAA/> with the wettest calendar year being 2016 with {{convert|35.72|in|mm|1}} and the driest 1956 with {{convert|7.41|in|mm|1}}. | |||
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{{Weather box | |||
|location = San Angelo, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1907–present | |||
|single line = Yes | |||
|Jan record high F = 91 | |||
|Feb record high F = 97 | |||
|Mar record high F = 98 | |||
|Apr record high F = 107 | |||
|May record high F = 110 | |||
|Jun record high F = 114 | |||
|Jul record high F = 111 | |||
|Aug record high F = 111 | |||
|Sep record high F = 107 | |||
|Oct record high F = 102 | |||
|Nov record high F = 93 | |||
|Dec record high F = 91 | |||
|Jan avg record high F = 80.3 | |||
|Feb avg record high F = 84.4 | |||
|Mar avg record high F = 89.6 | |||
|Apr avg record high F = 95.7 | |||
|May avg record high F = 101.2 | |||
|Jun avg record high F = 102.9 | |||
|Jul avg record high F = 104.2 | |||
|Aug avg record high F = 103.7 | |||
|Sep avg record high F = 99.1 | |||
|Oct avg record high F = 93.6 | |||
|Nov avg record high F = 84.5 | |||
|Dec avg record high F = 80.0 | |||
|year avg record high F = 106.4 | |||
|Jan high F = 60.0 | |||
|Feb high F = 64.4 | |||
|Mar high F = 71.7 | |||
|Apr high F = 80.5 | |||
|May high F = 87.5 | |||
|Jun high F = 93.3 | |||
|Jul high F = 96.0 | |||
|Aug high F = 95.4 | |||
|Sep high F = 88.2 | |||
|Oct high F = 79.7 | |||
|Nov high F = 68.3 | |||
|Dec high F = 60.9 | |||
|year high F = | |||
|Jan mean F = 45.8 | |||
|Feb mean F = 50.2 | |||
|Mar mean F = 57.5 | |||
|Apr mean F = 65.7 | |||
|May mean F = 74.2 | |||
|Jun mean F = 80.9 | |||
|Jul mean F = 83.3 | |||
|Aug mean F = 82.9 | |||
|Sep mean F = 76.0 | |||
|Oct mean F = 66.2 | |||
|Nov mean F = 54.8 | |||
|Dec mean F = 47.2 | |||
|year mean F = | |||
|Jan low F = 31.5 | |||
|Feb low F = 36.0 | |||
|Mar low F = 43.2 | |||
|Apr low F = 51.0 | |||
|May low F = 60.8 | |||
|Jun low F = 68.6 | |||
|Jul low F = 70.6 | |||
|Aug low F = 70.4 | |||
|Sep low F = 63.7 | |||
|Oct low F = 52.7 | |||
|Nov low F = 41.4 | |||
|Dec low F = 33.5 | |||
|year low F = | |||
|Jan avg record low F = 18.2 | |||
|Feb avg record low F = 21.0 | |||
|Mar avg record low F = 25.3 | |||
|Apr avg record low F = 33.6 | |||
|May avg record low F = 45.1 | |||
|Jun avg record low F = 59.6 | |||
|Jul avg record low F = 65.4 | |||
|Aug avg record low F = 63.1 | |||
|Sep avg record low F = 49.5 | |||
|Oct avg record low F = 35.2 | |||
|Nov avg record low F = 24.2 | |||
|Dec avg record low F = 19.7 | |||
|year avg record low F = 15.5 | |||
|Jan record low F = 1 | |||
|Feb record low F = -1 | |||
|Mar record low F = 8 | |||
|Apr record low F = 23 | |||
|May record low F = 35 | |||
|Jun record low F = 42 | |||
|Jul record low F = 54 | |||
|Aug record low F = 45 | |||
|Sep record low F = 35 | |||
|Oct record low F = 19 | |||
|Nov record low F = 12 | |||
|Dec record low F = -4 | |||
|precipitation colour = green | |||
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.90 | |||
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.17 | |||
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.57 | |||
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.41 | |||
|May precipitation inch = 3.17 | |||
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.28 | |||
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.16 | |||
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.51 | |||
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.38 | |||
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.33 | |||
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.16 | |||
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.90 | |||
|year precipitation inch = | |||
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | |||
|Jan precipitation days = 3.9 | |||
|Feb precipitation days = 4.5 | |||
|Mar precipitation days = 5.5 | |||
|Apr precipitation days = 4.7 | |||
|May precipitation days = 7.3 | |||
|Jun precipitation days = 5.4 | |||
|Jul precipitation days = 5.5 | |||
|Aug precipitation days = 6.2 | |||
|Sep precipitation days = 5.7 | |||
|Oct precipitation days = 5.5 | |||
|Nov precipitation days = 3.8 | |||
|Dec precipitation days = 4.3 | |||
|Jan snow inch = 0.5 | |||
|Feb snow inch = 0.4 | |||
|Mar snow inch = 0.0 | |||
|Apr snow inch = 0.1 | |||
|May snow inch = 0.0 | |||
|Jun snow inch = 0.0 | |||
|Jul snow inch = 0.0 | |||
|Aug snow inch = 0.0 | |||
|Sep snow inch = 0.0 | |||
|Oct snow inch = 0.0 | |||
|Nov snow inch = 0.0 | |||
|Dec snow inch = 0.3 | |||
|year snow inch = | |||
|unit snow days = 0.1 in | |||
|Jan snow days = 0.3 | |||
|Feb snow days = 0.5 | |||
|Mar snow days = 0.1 | |||
|Apr snow days = 0.1 | |||
|May snow days = 0.0 | |||
|Jun snow days = 0.0 | |||
|Jul snow days = 0.0 | |||
|Aug snow days = 0.0 | |||
|Sep snow days = 0.0 | |||
|Oct snow days = 0.0 | |||
|Nov snow days = 0.0 | |||
|Dec snow days = 0.3 | |||
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> | |||
{{cite web | |||
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00417944&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL | |||
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |||
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: San Angelo WFO, TX | |||
|access-date = July 3, 2023 | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData> | |||
{{cite web | |||
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=sjt | |||
|publisher = National Weather Service | |||
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS San Angelo | |||
|access-date = July 3, 2023 | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
}} | |||
==Demographics== | |||
{{US Census population | |||
|1890= 2615 | |||
|1910= 10321 | |||
|1920= 10050 | |||
|1930= 25308 | |||
|1940= 25802 | |||
|1950= 52093 | |||
|1960= 58815 | |||
|1970= 63884 | |||
|1980= 73240 | |||
|1990= 84462 | |||
|2000= 88439 | |||
|2010= 93200 | |||
|2020= 99893 | |||
|estyear= 2021 | |||
|estimate= 99667 | |||
|estref= | |||
|footnote=U.S. Census Bureau<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US4853388&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4853388&_street=&_county=san+angelo+city&_cityTown=san+angelo+city&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212055152/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US4853388&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4853388&_street=&_county=san+angelo+city&_cityTown=san+angelo+city&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=American FactFinder|publisher=Factfinder.census.gov|access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> Texas Almanac<ref>{{cite web|url=https://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: City Population History from 1850–2000|work=Texas Almanac|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=July 4, 2018}}</ref> | |||
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===2020 census=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|+'''San Angelo city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> | |||
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> | |||
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – San Angelo city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4864472&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=] |access-date= }}</ref> | |||
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – San Angelo city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4864472&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=] |access-date= }}</ref> | |||
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – San Angelo city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4864472&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=] |access-date= }}</ref> | |||
!% 2000 | |||
!% 2010 | |||
!{{partial|% 2020}} | |||
|- | |||
|] alone (NH) | |||
|52,934 | |||
|50,663 | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48,114 | |||
|59.85% | |||
|54.36% | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.17% | |||
|- | |||
|] alone (NH) | |||
|4,013 | |||
|3,887 | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,846 | |||
|4.54% | |||
|4.17% | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.85% | |||
|- | |||
|] or ] alone (NH) | |||
|307 | |||
|350 | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |293 | |||
|0.35% | |||
|0.38% | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29% | |||
|- | |||
|] alone (NH) | |||
|812 | |||
|989 | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,639 | |||
|0.92% | |||
|1.06% | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.64% | |||
|- | |||
|] alone (NH) | |||
|50 | |||
|70 | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |135 | |||
|0.06% | |||
|0.08% | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14% | |||
|- | |||
|Some Other Race alone (NH) | |||
|85 | |||
|116 | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |314 | |||
|0.10% | |||
|0.12% | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31% | |||
|- | |||
|] (NH) | |||
|917 | |||
|1,263 | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,243 | |||
|1.04% | |||
|1.36% | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25% | |||
|- | |||
|] (any race) | |||
|29,321 | |||
|35,862 | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42,039 | |||
|33.15% | |||
|38.48% | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.35% | |||
|- | |||
|'''Total''' | |||
|'''88,439''' | |||
|'''93,200''' | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''99,893''' | |||
|'''100.00%''' | |||
|'''100.00%''' | |||
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' | |||
|} | |||
As of the ], 99,893 people, 36,843 households, and 23,026 families were residing in the city. | |||
===2010 census=== | |||
As of the census<ref name="GR2"/> of 2010, 93,200 people, 36,117 households, and 22,910 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,601 people/sq mi (618/km{{sup|2}}). The ] of the city was about 83.0% White, 5.4% African American, 1.4% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 11.3% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 38.5% of the population. | |||
Of the 36,117 households, 27.6% had children under 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were not families. About 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.05. | |||
In the city, the age distribution was 23.4% under 18 and 13.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32.8 years. The population was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.<ref name="popest">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 (CBSA-EST2009-01) |format=] |work=2010 Population Estimates |publisher=], Population Division |access-date=July 22, 2010 }}</ref> | |||
The median income for a household in the city was $38,777, and for a family was $49,640. Males had a median income of $33,257 versus $26,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,970. About 13.9% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US4864472&-qr_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_DP5YR3&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false |title=2005–2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; San Angelo city, Texas |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=October 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210233830/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US4864472&-qr_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_DP5YR3&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false |archive-date=February 10, 2020 }}</ref> | |||
==Economy== | |||
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San Angelo has consistently been ranked by many publications and rankings as one of the best small cities for business and employment. In 2013, it ranked fourth in the nation in '']'' magazine's "Best Small Cities For Jobs" rankings.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ef45gjfgm/no-4-san-angelo-texas/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503204618/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ef45gjfgm/no-4-san-angelo-texas/| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 3, 2012| work=] | first=Joel | last=Kotkin|access-date=December 22, 2014|title=The Best Small Cities For Jobs}}</ref> In 2010, '']'' named San Angelo as one of the "Best Cities of the Next Decade".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/bestcities_sort/index.php?sortby=population&sortorder=ASC |title=How Does Your City Stack Up?|publisher=Kiplinger.com |access-date=July 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911211334/http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/bestcities_sort/index.php?sortby=population&sortorder=ASC|archive-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref> In 2009, '']'' ranked San Angelo as one of the best cities to launch a small business.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/best_places_launch/2009/snapshot/294.html | publisher=] | title=BEST PLACES TO LAUNCH|access-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref> | |||
San Angelo has a diverse economy for a city of its size.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economy.com/home/products/snapshot/us/metro.aspx?g=MSAO&src=medc-ppmetro/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907021908/http://www.economy.com/home/products/snapshot/us/metro.aspx?g=MSAO&src=medc-ppmetro/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2012|title=Précis Metro: San Angelo Economic Outlook|publisher=]|access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> Although most oil fields lie to the west, many oil-field service companies based in the city employ a large number of local residents. The agricultural industry in San Angelo remains strong. Producer's Livestock Auction is the nation's largest for sheep and lambs, and is among the top five in the nation for cattle auctions. Though most agricultural work is done outside the city, thousands of employees work in the cattle and lamb meat-processing industries, and many more work in agriculture supporting roles inside the city.<ref name="sanangelo1">{{cite web |url=http://www.sanangelo.org/uptown/economicsectors_summary.php |title=Business and Economic Development: Major Economic Sectors |publisher=Sanangelo.org |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055500/http://www.sanangelo.org/uptown/economicsectors_summary.php |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Two agricultural research centers are located in San Angelo: the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelo.edu/dept/agriculture/research.html |access-date=May 27, 2009 |title=Angelo State University Management Instruction and Research Center |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212211332/http://angelo.edu/dept/agriculture/research.html |archive-date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref> and the ] ] and Extension Center at San Angelo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cvced.org/page.php?kei=9|title=San Angelo, Texas|access-date=May 27, 2009|publisher=Concho Valley Center for Entrepreneurial Development|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006004621/http://www.cvced.org/page.php?kei=9|archive-date=October 6, 2006}}</ref> | |||
The telecommunication industry is a strong employer in San Angelo. ] has a call center in San Angelo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sitel.com/news/sitel-hire-250-san-angelo-texas-customer-experience-center/|title=Sitel to Hire 250 in San Angelo, Texas Customer Experience Center|access-date=November 21, 2016|publisher=sitel.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122153529/http://www.sitel.com/news/sitel-hire-250-san-angelo-texas-customer-experience-center/|archive-date=November 22, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In addition, ], Performant Recovery Inc. (formerly DCS), a debt recovery corporation,<ref name="sanangelo1"/> and ] all employ over 1,000 individuals each locally. San Angelo serves as the regional medical center for west-central Texas. Shannon Medical Center employs over 3,000 in San Angelo<ref name="sanangelo1"/> and provides services to a large region of west-central Texas. The manufacturing industry has seen hits since the 1990s; however, many large employers still remain, including ] a division of ], Conner Steel, and Hirschfield Steel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelo.org/uptown/cp_pages/CP_Wheredowework.pdf|title=Largest Employers|access-date=December 31, 2014|publisher=Sanangelo.org|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060402/http://www.sanangelo.org/uptown/cp_pages/CP_Wheredowework.pdf|archive-date=October 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
The several large institutional employers in the city include Shannon Medical Center, Angelo State University, and ]. The last remains the largest employer in the region, employing or providing income for over 24,000 in San Angelo. | |||
The ], the area's major shopping mall, opened in 1979. | |||
==Arts and culture== | |||
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===San Angelo Museum of Art=== | |||
The ] opened in 1999 in downtown San Angelo on the banks of the Concho River, built with local limestone and end-grain Texas mesquite. It attracts over 85,000 visitors a year, and is home to the National Ceramic Competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samfa.org/ceramic-competition|title=Ceramic Competition|access-date=November 21, 2016|publisher=samfa.org}}</ref> | |||
===San Angelo Performing Arts Center=== | |||
The San Angelo Performing Arts Center (PAC) provides access to the highest level of performing arts by presenting local, national, and international touring shows at two historic venues: the 1,350-seat 1928 Murphey Auditorium and the Stephens Performing Arts Center (formerly a Coca-Cola factory) which contains the 300-seat Brooks and Bates Theater, a black-box theater, seven ballet studios, and administrative spaces. Since its inaugural 2017–2018 season, SAPAC has hosted over 100 performances annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanangelopac.org/Online//default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=8986AAF9-2121-43F7-BFA2-67AD035220DD&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=undefined|title=San Angelo Performing Arts {{!}} Stephens Center + Murphey Performance Hall|website=SA PAC|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> | |||
===Art galleries=== | |||
Downtown San Angelo is home to a few art galleries. Raw 1899 is a wine bar that frequently holds exhibitions, Art in Uncommon Places has an outdoor Pop Art Museum and maintains Paintbrush Alley. A free trolley service is available to the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtownsanangelo.com/artwalk.html |title=Events | Art Walk |publisher=Downtown San Angelo Inc |access-date=April 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128222453/http://downtownsanangelo.com/artwalk.html |archive-date=January 28, 2013 }}</ref> | |||
===San Angelo Symphony=== | |||
The San Angelo Symphony, founded in 1949, presents five events a year. These concerts take place the first Saturday of October, November, December and February in teh Murphey Performance Hall. Their last concert of the season is at Angelo State's Junell Center on the last Saturday of March. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sa-pac.com/|title=San Angelo Performing arts Coalition|publisher=SAPACA|access-date=September 14, 2016}}</ref> | |||
===Angelo Civic Theatre=== | |||
Angelo Civic Theatre is the oldest community theatre in Texas. It was founded on November 21, 1885, to raise resources for a town clock at the county courthouse. Though wavering economic times and two world wars stopped artistic efforts in the community on a number of occasions, theatrical productions continued. In 1950, Angelo Civic Theatre gained nonprofit status and a sustainable form of theatre was established.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angelotheater.com/index.php?id=about-us |title=Angelo Civic Theater - San Angelo, Texas |website=www.angelotheater.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023122219/http://www.angelotheater.com/index.php?id=about-us |archive-date=2013-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outhousetickets.com/Venue/Angelo_Civic_Theatre/|title = Angelo Civic Theatre | San Angelo, Texas | Outhouse Tickets}}</ref> | |||
In 1969‚ a fire demolished the school building in which the theatre was housed. The theatre performed at various locations for 13 years, until purchasing the 230-seat historic Parkway Theater<ref></ref> in 1980. Angelo Civic Theatre continues to serve the community of San Angelo and produce six in-house plays a year. | |||
===Ballet San Angelo=== | |||
Ballet San Angelo was founded in 1983 for the purpose of presenting an annual production of '']''. It offers a full season of productions including a choreography performance and a Children's Ballet. Ballet San Angelo also offers ballet training for students, a fitness program, a scholarship, and a community outreach program.<ref name="BalletSanAngelo2016">{{cite web|title=About Us – Ballet San Angelo|url=http://www.balletsanangelo.org/about-us/|website=balletsanangelo.org|publisher=Ballet San Angelo|access-date=January 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426104955/http://www.balletsanangelo.org/about-us/|archive-date=April 26, 2017|year=2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
===Plays at Angelo State University=== | |||
Angelo State University, through "The Arts at ASU", puts on six plays a year open to the general public. These range from dinner theater and theater-in-the-round to conventional theatre productions, using the only active modular theatre in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelo.edu/dept/arts/theatre/theatre_schedule.php|title=Arts at ASU|access-date=December 31, 2014|publisher=Angelo State University}}</ref> The university also presents numerous concerts and recitals throughout the year, and has numerous displays in the Angelo State University Art Gallery. The public is encouraged to attend. | |||
==Parks and recreation== | |||
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===City park system=== | |||
The San Angelo City Park system was created in 1903. The city has 32 parks with over {{convert|375|acre|km2}} of developed land. The department maintains a 33-acre municipal ] (Santa Fe Park Golf Course) along the river, 25 playgrounds, and 25 sports practice fields. | |||
The "crown jewels" of the parks system are the parks that make up the {{convert|10|mi|km}} of river frontage on the Concho River winding through downtown and beyond. The parks feature many plazas, public art displays, and numerous water features.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelotexas.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={06512456-F271-40EE-908D-F1173A408EF2} |title=Parks – San Angelo |publisher=Sanangelotexas.org |access-date=April 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312100607/http://www.sanangelotexas.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B06512456-F271-40EE-908D-F1173A408EF2%7D |archive-date=March 12, 2013 }}</ref> The city is home to the International Water Lily Collection. The park contains over 300 varieties of water lilies, one of the largest collections in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalwaterlilycollection.com/aboutus.html |title=About us|publisher=Internationalwaterlilycollection.com |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/garden/for-waterlilies-an-odd-refuge-in-texas.html | work=] | first=Anne | last=Raver | title=For Waterlilies, an Odd Refuge in Texas | date=September 14, 2011|access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref> | |||
The city also provides several municipal parks on Lake Nasworthy, one of three lakes near the city; the others are Twin Buttes Reservoir and O.C. Fisher Reservoir. | |||
===San Angelo State Park=== | |||
The {{convert|7677|acre|ha|adj=on}} ], owned and maintained by the ], is located on the shores of the O.C. Fisher Reservoir. Many activities are available within the park, including camping, picnicking, and swimming, as well as hiking, mountain biking, orienteering, and horseback riding on over {{convert|50|mi|km}} of developed trails. The park is home to the official ] ] ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/san-angelo |title=San Angelo State Park |publisher=Tpwd.texas.gov |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> | |||
===San Angelo Nature Center=== | |||
The San Angelo Nature Center closed permanently in 2022. It was located at Lake Nasworthy. It featured many native and exotic animals, including ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, and 85 different species of reptiles, including 22 different species of ]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2010/jun/29/san-angelo-nature-center-snake-fan-not-easily/|title=Snake fan not easily rattled|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|first=Rick|last=Smith|access-date=January 21, 2014|date=June 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023110045/http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2010/jun/29/san-angelo-nature-center-snake-fan-not-easily/|archive-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> The center includes the Spring Creek Wetland, which has {{convert|260|acre|ha}} being developed by the Federal Bureau of Reclamation, including a {{convert|7|mi|km|adj=on}} trail; its terrain varies from a semiarid environment to a freshwater marsh. It also maintains the one-mile (1.6-km) nature trail off Spillway Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelo.org/goodtimes/outdoors_naturecenter.php/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308135402/http://www.sanangelo.org/goodtimes/outdoors_naturecenter.php/|archive-date=March 8, 2012|title=The Great Outdoors|access-date=July 10, 2010|publisher=Sanangelo.org}}</ref> | |||
===Fort Concho=== | |||
Historic Fort Concho, a ] maintained by the city of San Angelo, was founded in 1867 by the ] to protect settlers and maintain vital trade routes. The restored site is home to several museums, and is open to visitors Tuesday through Sunday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortconcho.com/ |title=Fort Concho National Historic Landmark |publisher=Fortconcho.com |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> Fort Concho is one of nine forts along the ].<ref name=TFT>{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Kristene|title=The Texas Forts Trail|year=2014|publisher=]|location=]|isbn=978-0-89112-364-4|pages=56, 74, 114}}</ref> | |||
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===San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo=== | |||
The San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo is held annually. It began in 1932, making it one of the longest-running rodeos in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelorodeo.com/p/About-/147|title=History|access-date=January 22, 2015|publisher=Sanangelorodeo.com}}</ref> It is nationally renowned within the rodeo circuit, bringing in the top contestants and ranking as one of top-10 rodeos in the nation for monetary prizes awarded to contestants.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.sanangelorodeo.com/p/about |website=www.sanangelorodeo.com |publisher=San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo Association |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It includes a parade, carnival, and concerts, and many other events in addition to the main stock show and rodeo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelorodeo.com/rodeo_special_events.php |title=Special Events |access-date=July 10, 2010 |publisher=Sanangelorodeo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203032541/http://www.sanangelorodeo.com/rodeo_special_events.php |archive-date=February 3, 2010 }}</ref> <!-- San Angelo was mentioned in ]'s song "Lone Star Blues" in his album '']'', released in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/lone-star-blues-lyrics-george-strait.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016060524/http://www.metrolyrics.com/lone-star-blues-lyrics-george-strait.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 16, 2011|title=Lone Star Blues Lyrics|access-date=January 22, 2015|publisher=]}}</ref> --> | |||
==Education== | |||
===Higher education=== | |||
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{{See also|Angelo State University}} | |||
San Angelo is home to Angelo State University. Founded in 1928, it enrolls about 10,000 students, who come from almost every county in Texas, 40 states, and 24 countries. One of the nation's premier regional universities, it was featured in the '']'' Best 373. The only other two listed from the state were ] and the ]. | |||
Angelo State offers almost 100 different undergraduate programs and 23 graduate programs, including three doctoral programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.angelo.edu/live/news/18912-angelo-state-adds-new-doctorate-in-clinical-social |title=Angelo State Adds New Doctorate in Clinical Social Work}}</ref> The university is divided into six colleges: Business, Education, Liberal and Fine Arts, Nursing and Allied Health, Sciences, and Graduate Studies. It has been a member of the ] since 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelo.edu/asu_facts/ |title=About Angelo State University |publisher=Angelo.edu |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="sanangelo2">{{cite web |url=http://www.sanangelo.org/downhome/education.php |title=Education |publisher=Sanangelo.org |access-date=April 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060401/http://www.sanangelo.org/downhome/education.php |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
San Angelo has a branch of ], which is based in ]. The two-year school prepares students academically for transfer to a four-year university, and concentrates in technical and occupational fields of study that lead to certificates and/or associate in applied science degrees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.howardcollege.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=229&Itemid=238 |title=Future Students |publisher=] |access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625065206/http://www.howardcollege.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=229&Itemid=238|archive-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> | |||
A branch of ] is located on the Goodfellow Air Force Base. The Goodfellow Campus Center has been providing higher education to the Concho Valley area since 1989. Park University's main campus was established in 1875 and is located in Parkville, Missouri.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.park.edu/sanangelo/ |title=Park at San Angelo, TX |publisher=] |access-date=April 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061632/http://www.park.edu/sanangelo/ |archive-date=October 23, 2013 }}</ref> | |||
San Angelo is also home to a branch of American Commercial College, a private for-profit career college. It offers seven career certificate programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americancommercialcollege.com/locations/sanangelo.php |title=San Angelo |publisher=American Commercial College |access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325085628/http://www.americancommercialcollege.com/locations/sanangelo.php|archive-date=March 25, 2013}}</ref> | |||
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===Public primary and secondary education=== | |||
Almost all of San Angelo is in the ].<!--Census code is UNI 38700--> Small parts are within the ]<!--UNI 44410--> (southeast San Angelo), the ] (northwest San Angelo)<!--UNI 21600-->, and the ].<!--UNI 44040--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48451_tom_green/DC20SD_C48451.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tom Green County, TX|publisher=]|access-date=2024-11-02}} - </ref> The two main high schools are ] with Central Freshmen Campus and Lake View (of San Angelo ISD). Three middle schools and 21 elementary schools are within San Angelo city limits. | |||
===Private and alternative education=== | |||
Eight private schools operate in the city, certified through the 12th grade, which include Ambleside School of San Angelo (a member of Ambleside Schools International), San Angelo Christian Academy, the Angelo Catholic School (only up to 8th grade), Cornerstone Christian School, Gateway Christian Academy, Trinity Lutheran School, Potter's Hand Christian School, and Texas Leadership Charter Academy (a ]).<ref name="sanangelo2"/> | |||
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==Infrastructure== | |||
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===Transportation=== | |||
San Angelo is served by the ], which offers daily flights through ] to the ]. Intrastate and interstate bus service is provided by ], with regularly scheduled service to major cities in Texas and nationwide. Intracity public transportation is provided by the Concho Valley Transit District with five fixed bus routes, with transfers provided at the Santa Fe station. The bus service runs from 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday through Saturday.<ref name="cvcog1">{{cite web |title=Transportation – TRANSA Urban |url=http://www.cvcog.org/cvcog/trans_urban.html |access-date=May 25, 2013 |publisher=Concho Valley Council of Governments}}</ref> Taxi service is available throughout the city by Red Ball Taxi and Shuttle, Checker Cab, All American Cab and Yellow Cab.<ref name="cvcog1" /> | |||
The ] serves the town and the ] has a lease on a ] owned rail line. | |||
==Notable people== | |||
* ] (born 1941), artist | |||
* ] (1922–2006), screenwriter and playwright | |||
* ] (1928–2008), pioneer researcher of uses of radioactive materials, such as technetium-99, for medical imaging using ], was born and has family in San Angelo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/health/research/18beck.html|title=Robert N. Beck, 80, Leader in Advancing Scanning for Medical Diagnoses, Dies |work=The New York Times|date= August 17, 2008|first=Jeremy|last=Pearce}}</ref> | |||
* ] (1895–1969), American actor in silent movies through the 1950s, spent his retirement in San Angelo | |||
* ] (1884–1950), lived in San Angelo in 1940s and 1950s | |||
* ], former ] guitarist, resides in San Angelo | |||
* ] (born 1989), singer, was born in San Angelo | |||
* ] (born 1974), '']'' contestant and actor, was born just outside San Angelo and lived in the city | |||
* ] (born 1964), former ] player, was born in San Angelo | |||
* ] (1946–2021), ] activist and ], was born in San Angelo | |||
* ] (born 1938), ] professor, was born in San Angelo | |||
* ] (born 1978), football coach | |||
* ] (born 1934), ]ist | |||
* ], also known as "Cherokee Bill" (1876–1896), was born in Fort Concho (across the Concho River from San Angelo) | |||
* ] (1902–1992), mayor of San Angelo, 1936–1938, served 26 years in both houses of the ]; he was an advocate of water expansion in West Texas | |||
* ], ] member, attended Angelo State University; he played for the ] and ] in 1990s, and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection | |||
* ] (born 1968), former Major Leaguer, attended Central High School; he played for the ] and ] in the 1990s | |||
* ] (1926–2009), award-winning western writer, journalist, and novelist; lived in San Angelo | |||
* ] (born 1954), former Major League Baseball outfielder, was born in San Angelo | |||
* ], indicted in March 2010 after trying to recruit Islamic terrorists to wage ''jihad'' and murder a Swedish artist | |||
* ], ]-winning musical group from San Angelo | |||
* ] (born 1966), four-time ]-winning ] and ] inductee, was born in San Angelo | |||
* ] (born 1961), nationally recognized community activist, business owner and non-profit volunteer; born in San Angelo | |||
* ] (1939–2014), professional basketball player, and top pick of the ], was born in San Angelo | |||
* ] (born 1975), actor; born in San Angelo | |||
* ] (born 1925), Marine Lieutenant general; born in San Angelo | |||
* ], graduate of San Angelo Central and former ] quarterback, was drafted by the ] | |||
* ] (1924–2010), actor; grew up on a ranch near San Angelo | |||
* ] (born December 28, 1978), US Representative for ] and Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel; graduated from San Angelo Central | |||
* ] (born 1946), professional ] player, won 45 career singles titles, is the 1970 World Grand Prix champion, a two-time Davis Cup champion, the number-one ranked U.S. player in 1970, and co-author of ''Acing Depression: A Tennis Champion's Toughest Match''; he was born in San Angelo and resides there | |||
* ] (born 1942), professional tennis player, won six Grand Slam titles, and was inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame 2003; she was born in San Angelo and resides there | |||
* ], ] winner and novelist, grew up in San Angelo; she used a fictional version of the city as a setting in some of her work | |||
* ] (1905–1964), jazz ] and vocalist | |||
* ], ], was born in San Angelo | |||
* ] (1914–1984), musician and member of the ], worked for several years in San Angelo, and had a daily live music show on a local radio station prior to going to ] | |||
* ] (born 2009), Spelling prodigy and TV personality | |||
* ] (1959–2022), professional football player | |||
* ] (born 1955), best-selling Christian author | |||
==See also== | |||
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Coordinates: 31°26′34″N 100°27′1″W / 31.44278°N 100.45028°W / 31.44278; -100.45028 | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Tom Green |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• City Council | Mayor Brenda Gunter Tommy Hiebert (District 1) Tom Thompson (District 2) Harry Thomas (District 3) Lucy Gonzales (District 4) Karen Hessee Smith (District 5) Larry Miller (District 6) |
• City Manager | Daniel Valenzuela |
Area | |
• City | 61.92 sq mi (160.38 km) |
• Land | 59.64 sq mi (154.46 km) |
• Water | 2.28 sq mi (5.91 km) |
Elevation | 1,844 ft (562 m) |
Population | |
• City | 99,893 |
• Density | 1,600/sq mi (620/km) |
• Metro | 121,516 |
• Demonym | San Angeloan |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 76901-09 |
Area code | 325 |
FIPS code | 48-64472 |
GNIS feature ID | 1375953 |
Website | The City of San Angelo, Texas |
San Angelo (/sæn ˈændʒəloʊ/ SAN AN-jə-loh) is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert to the southwest, Osage Plains to the northeast, and Central Texas to the southeast. According to the 2020 United States Census, San Angelo had a total population of 99,893. It is the principal city and center of the San Angelo metropolitan area, which had a population of 121,516.
San Angelo is home to Angelo State University, historic Fort Concho, and Goodfellow Air Force Base. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo.
History
In 1632, a short-lived mission of Franciscans under Spanish auspices was founded in the area to serve native people. The mission was led by the friars Juan de Salas and Juan de Ortega, with Ortega remaining for six months. The area was visited by the Castillo-Martin expedition of 1650 and the Diego de Guadalajara expedition of 1654.
During the development the region, San Angelo was at the western edge of the region called Texas, successively claimed in the 1800s by the nations of Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and finally, the United States in 1846.
The city of San Angelo was founded in 1867, when the United States built Fort Concho, one of a series of new forts designed to protect the frontier. The fort was home to cavalry, infantry, and the famous Black Cavalry, also known as buffalo soldiers by American Indians.
The settler Bartholomew J. DeWitt founded the village of Santa Angela outside the fort at the junction of the North and South Concho Rivers. 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 San Angela was grammatically incorrect in Spanish. The town became a trade center for farmers and settlers in the area, as well as a fairly lawless cowtown filled with brothels, saloons, and gambling houses.
After being designated as the county seat, the town grew quickly in the 1880s, aided by being on the route of newly constructed railroads. It became a central transportation hub for the region. The Santa Fe Railroad arrived in 1888 and the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway in 1909. After a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak hit the United States in the early 1900s, many patients moved to San Angelo. At the time, doctors could only recommend rest in dry, warm climates. TB sufferers went to San Angelo for treatment, and a sanitarium was built in nearby Carlsbad.
In 1928, the city founded San Angelo College, one of the region's first institutes of higher education. 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.
The San Angelo Independent School District is a public school district based in San Angelo, Texas, and became one of the first in Texas to integrate, doing so voluntarily in 1955.
San Angelo was famous for Miss Wool of America Pageant, an annual event organized by the National Wool Growers Association (U.S.)
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 58.2 sq mi (150.9 km), of which 2.3 sq mi (6.1 km) (4.03%) are covered by water.
San Angelo falls on the northwestern edge of the Edwards Plateau and the northeastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert at the junction 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 confluence has been obscured by the Twin Buttes dam.
San Angelo is about 225 miles (362 km) west of Austin.
Climate
San Angelo falls near the boundary between the subtropical semiarid scrubland (Köppen BSh) and midlatitude scrubland climates (Köppen BSk). It is located at the region where Central Texas meets West Texas weather. Temperatures reach 100 °F (37.8 °C) about 30.1 days per year on average. However, in 2011, San Angelo recorded 100 days of 100 °F (37.8 °C) or higher. The typical year has 60.3 days with lows below freezing. Though the region does experience snow and sleet, they occur only a few times a year. The city has an average annual precipitation of 20.94 inches (532 mm), with the wettest calendar year being 2016 with 35.72 inches (907.3 mm) and the driest 1956 with 7.41 inches (188.2 mm).
Climate data for San Angelo, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1907–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 91 (33) |
97 (36) |
98 (37) |
107 (42) |
110 (43) |
114 (46) |
111 (44) |
111 (44) |
107 (42) |
102 (39) |
93 (34) |
91 (33) |
114 (46) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 80.3 (26.8) |
84.4 (29.1) |
89.6 (32.0) |
95.7 (35.4) |
101.2 (38.4) |
102.9 (39.4) |
104.2 (40.1) |
103.7 (39.8) |
99.1 (37.3) |
93.6 (34.2) |
84.5 (29.2) |
80.0 (26.7) |
106.4 (41.3) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 60.0 (15.6) |
64.4 (18.0) |
71.7 (22.1) |
80.5 (26.9) |
87.5 (30.8) |
93.3 (34.1) |
96.0 (35.6) |
95.4 (35.2) |
88.2 (31.2) |
79.7 (26.5) |
68.3 (20.2) |
60.9 (16.1) |
78.8 (26.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.8 (7.7) |
50.2 (10.1) |
57.5 (14.2) |
65.7 (18.7) |
74.2 (23.4) |
80.9 (27.2) |
83.3 (28.5) |
82.9 (28.3) |
76.0 (24.4) |
66.2 (19.0) |
54.8 (12.7) |
47.2 (8.4) |
65.4 (18.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.5 (−0.3) |
36.0 (2.2) |
43.2 (6.2) |
51.0 (10.6) |
60.8 (16.0) |
68.6 (20.3) |
70.6 (21.4) |
70.4 (21.3) |
63.7 (17.6) |
52.7 (11.5) |
41.4 (5.2) |
33.5 (0.8) |
52.0 (11.1) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 18.2 (−7.7) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
33.6 (0.9) |
45.1 (7.3) |
59.6 (15.3) |
65.4 (18.6) |
63.1 (17.3) |
49.5 (9.7) |
35.2 (1.8) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
15.5 (−9.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | 1 (−17) |
−1 (−18) |
8 (−13) |
23 (−5) |
35 (2) |
42 (6) |
54 (12) |
45 (7) |
35 (2) |
19 (−7) |
12 (−11) |
−4 (−20) |
−4 (−20) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.90 (23) |
1.17 (30) |
1.57 (40) |
1.41 (36) |
3.17 (81) |
2.28 (58) |
1.16 (29) |
2.51 (64) |
2.38 (60) |
2.33 (59) |
1.16 (29) |
0.90 (23) |
20.94 (532) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.5 (1.3) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.3 (3.31) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 62.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 2,615 | — | |
1910 | 10,321 | — | |
1920 | 10,050 | −2.6% | |
1930 | 25,308 | 151.8% | |
1940 | 25,802 | 2.0% | |
1950 | 52,093 | 101.9% | |
1960 | 58,815 | 12.9% | |
1970 | 63,884 | 8.6% | |
1980 | 73,240 | 14.6% | |
1990 | 84,462 | 15.3% | |
2000 | 88,439 | 4.7% | |
2010 | 93,200 | 5.4% | |
2020 | 99,893 | 7.2% | |
2021 (est.) | 99,667 | −0.2% | |
U.S. Census Bureau Texas Almanac |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 52,934 | 50,663 | 48,114 | 59.85% | 54.36% | 48.17% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 4,013 | 3,887 | 3,846 | 4.54% | 4.17% | 3.85% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 307 | 350 | 293 | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.29% |
Asian alone (NH) | 812 | 989 | 1,639 | 0.92% | 1.06% | 1.64% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 50 | 70 | 135 | 0.06% | 0.08% | 0.14% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 85 | 116 | 314 | 0.10% | 0.12% | 0.31% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 917 | 1,263 | 3,243 | 1.04% | 1.36% | 3.25% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 29,321 | 35,862 | 42,039 | 33.15% | 38.48% | 42.35% |
Total | 88,439 | 93,200 | 99,893 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, 99,893 people, 36,843 households, and 23,026 families were residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, 93,200 people, 36,117 households, and 22,910 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,601 people/sq mi (618/km). The racial makeup of the city was about 83.0% White, 5.4% African American, 1.4% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 11.3% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 38.5% of the population.
Of the 36,117 households, 27.6% had children under 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were not families. About 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city, the age distribution was 23.4% under 18 and 13.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32.8 years. The population was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,777, and for a family was $49,640. Males had a median income of $33,257 versus $26,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,970. About 13.9% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
San Angelo has consistently been ranked by many publications and rankings as one of the best small cities for business and employment. In 2013, it ranked fourth in the nation in Forbes magazine's "Best Small Cities For Jobs" rankings. In 2010, Kiplinger's Personal Finance named San Angelo as one of the "Best Cities of the Next Decade". In 2009, CNN Money ranked San Angelo as one of the best cities to launch a small business.
San Angelo has a diverse economy for a city of its size. Although most oil fields lie to the west, many oil-field service companies based in the city employ a large number of local residents. The agricultural industry in San Angelo remains strong. Producer's Livestock Auction is the nation's largest for sheep and lambs, and is among the top five in the nation for cattle auctions. Though most agricultural work is done outside the city, thousands of employees work in the cattle and lamb meat-processing industries, and many more work in agriculture supporting roles inside the city. Two agricultural research centers are located in San Angelo: the Angelo State University Management Instruction and Research Center and the Texas A&M Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo.
The telecommunication industry is a strong employer in San Angelo. Sitel has a call center in San Angelo. In addition, Frontier Communications, Performant Recovery Inc. (formerly DCS), a debt recovery corporation, and Blue Cross all employ over 1,000 individuals each locally. San Angelo serves as the regional medical center for west-central Texas. Shannon Medical Center employs over 3,000 in San Angelo and provides services to a large region of west-central Texas. The manufacturing industry has seen hits since the 1990s; however, many large employers still remain, including Ethicon a division of Johnson & Johnson, Conner Steel, and Hirschfield Steel.
The several large institutional employers in the city include Shannon Medical Center, Angelo State University, and Goodfellow Air Force Base. The last remains the largest employer in the region, employing or providing income for over 24,000 in San Angelo.
The Sunset Mall, the area's major shopping mall, opened in 1979.
Arts and culture
San Angelo Museum of Art
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts opened in 1999 in downtown San Angelo on the banks of the Concho River, built with local limestone and end-grain Texas mesquite. It attracts over 85,000 visitors a year, and is home to the National Ceramic Competition.
San Angelo Performing Arts Center
The San Angelo Performing Arts Center (PAC) provides access to the highest level of performing arts by presenting local, national, and international touring shows at two historic venues: the 1,350-seat 1928 Murphey Auditorium and the Stephens Performing Arts Center (formerly a Coca-Cola factory) which contains the 300-seat Brooks and Bates Theater, a black-box theater, seven ballet studios, and administrative spaces. Since its inaugural 2017–2018 season, SAPAC has hosted over 100 performances annually.
Art galleries
Downtown San Angelo is home to a few art galleries. Raw 1899 is a wine bar that frequently holds exhibitions, Art in Uncommon Places has an outdoor Pop Art Museum and maintains Paintbrush Alley. A free trolley service is available to the public.
San Angelo Symphony
The San Angelo Symphony, founded in 1949, presents five events a year. These concerts take place the first Saturday of October, November, December and February in teh Murphey Performance Hall. Their last concert of the season is at Angelo State's Junell Center on the last Saturday of March.
Angelo Civic Theatre
Angelo Civic Theatre is the oldest community theatre in Texas. It was founded on November 21, 1885, to raise resources for a town clock at the county courthouse. Though wavering economic times and two world wars stopped artistic efforts in the community on a number of occasions, theatrical productions continued. In 1950, Angelo Civic Theatre gained nonprofit status and a sustainable form of theatre was established.
In 1969‚ a fire demolished the school building in which the theatre was housed. The theatre performed at various locations for 13 years, until purchasing the 230-seat historic Parkway Theater in 1980. Angelo Civic Theatre continues to serve the community of San Angelo and produce six in-house plays a year.
Ballet San Angelo
Ballet San Angelo was founded in 1983 for the purpose of presenting an annual production of The Nutcracker. It offers a full season of productions including a choreography performance and a Children's Ballet. Ballet San Angelo also offers ballet training for students, a fitness program, a scholarship, and a community outreach program.
Plays at Angelo State University
Angelo State University, through "The Arts at ASU", puts on six plays a year open to the general public. These range from dinner theater and theater-in-the-round to conventional theatre productions, using the only active modular theatre in the United States. The university also presents numerous concerts and recitals throughout the year, and has numerous displays in the Angelo State University Art Gallery. The public is encouraged to attend.
Parks and recreation
City park system
The San Angelo City Park system was created in 1903. The city has 32 parks with over 375 acres (1.52 km) of developed land. The department maintains a 33-acre municipal golf course (Santa Fe Park Golf Course) along the river, 25 playgrounds, and 25 sports practice fields.
The "crown jewels" of the parks system are the parks that make up the 10 miles (16 km) of river frontage on the Concho River winding through downtown and beyond. The parks feature many plazas, public art displays, and numerous water features. The city is home to the International Water Lily Collection. The park contains over 300 varieties of water lilies, one of the largest collections in the world.
The city also provides several municipal parks on Lake Nasworthy, one of three lakes near the city; the others are Twin Buttes Reservoir and O.C. Fisher Reservoir.
San Angelo State Park
The 7,677-acre (3,107 ha) San Angelo State Park, owned and maintained by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, is located on the shores of the O.C. Fisher Reservoir. Many activities are available within the park, including camping, picnicking, and swimming, as well as hiking, mountain biking, orienteering, and horseback riding on over 50 miles (80 km) of developed trails. The park is home to the official State of Texas Longhorn herd.
San Angelo Nature Center
The San Angelo Nature Center closed permanently in 2022. It was located at Lake Nasworthy. It featured many native and exotic animals, including alligators, bobcats, prairie dogs, tortoises, and 85 different species of reptiles, including 22 different species of rattlesnakes. The center includes the Spring Creek Wetland, which has 260 acres (110 ha) being developed by the Federal Bureau of Reclamation, including a 7-mile (11 km) trail; its terrain varies from a semiarid environment to a freshwater marsh. It also maintains the one-mile (1.6-km) nature trail off Spillway Road.
Fort Concho
Historic Fort Concho, a National Historic Landmark maintained by the city of San Angelo, was founded in 1867 by the United States Army to protect settlers and maintain vital trade routes. The restored site is home to several museums, and is open to visitors Tuesday through Sunday. Fort Concho is one of nine forts along the Texas Forts Trail.
San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo
The San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo is held annually. It began in 1932, making it one of the longest-running rodeos in the world. It is nationally renowned within the rodeo circuit, bringing in the top contestants and ranking as one of top-10 rodeos in the nation for monetary prizes awarded to contestants. It includes a parade, carnival, and concerts, and many other events in addition to the main stock show and rodeo.
Education
Higher education
See also: Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo is home to Angelo State University. Founded in 1928, it enrolls about 10,000 students, who come from almost every county in Texas, 40 states, and 24 countries. One of the nation's premier regional universities, it was featured in the Princeton Review Best 373. The only other two listed from the state were Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin.
Angelo State offers almost 100 different undergraduate programs and 23 graduate programs, including three doctoral programs. The university is divided into six colleges: Business, Education, Liberal and Fine Arts, Nursing and Allied Health, Sciences, and Graduate Studies. It has been a member of the Texas Tech University System since 2007.
San Angelo has a branch of Howard College, which is based in Big Spring, Texas. The two-year school prepares students academically for transfer to a four-year university, and concentrates in technical and occupational fields of study that lead to certificates and/or associate in applied science degrees.
A branch of Park University is located on the Goodfellow Air Force Base. The Goodfellow Campus Center has been providing higher education to the Concho Valley area since 1989. Park University's main campus was established in 1875 and is located in Parkville, Missouri.
San Angelo is also home to a branch of American Commercial College, a private for-profit career college. It offers seven career certificate programs.
Public primary and secondary education
Almost all of San Angelo is in the San Angelo Independent School District. Small parts are within the Wall Independent School District (southeast San Angelo), the Grape Creek Independent School District (northwest San Angelo), and the Veribest Independent School District. The two main high schools are Central with Central Freshmen Campus and Lake View (of San Angelo ISD). Three middle schools and 21 elementary schools are within San Angelo city limits.
Private and alternative education
Eight private schools operate in the city, certified through the 12th grade, which include Ambleside School of San Angelo (a member of Ambleside Schools International), San Angelo Christian Academy, the Angelo Catholic School (only up to 8th grade), Cornerstone Christian School, Gateway Christian Academy, Trinity Lutheran School, Potter's Hand Christian School, and Texas Leadership Charter Academy (a charter school).
Media
Newspapers
- San Angelo Standard-Times (print)
- GoSanAngelo (digital)
Television
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3 | KSAN | NBC |
8 | KLST | CBS |
19 | KIDY | FOX |
22 | KTXE-LD | ABC |
41 | KEUS-LP | Univision |
Radio
AM stations
Frequency |
Call letters |
Format |
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960 | KGKL (AM) | News/Talk |
1260 | KKSA | News/Talk |
1400 | KRUN (AM) | Traditional Country |
FM stations
Frequency |
Call letters |
Format |
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88.5 | KLRW | Christian Contemporary |
89.3 | KNAR | Christian Contemporary |
90.1 | KNCH | Public Radio |
90.5 | K213EW | Christian Contemporary |
90.9 | KLTP | Christian Contemporary |
91.5 | KPDE | Religious |
91.9 | KMEO | Religious |
92.9 | KDCD | Country |
93.9 | KSAO | Christian Contemporary |
94.7 | KIXY | Top 40 |
95.5 | KMLS | Classic Rock |
96.5 | KNRX | Active Rock |
97.1 | KCSA-LP | Variety |
97.5 | KGKL-FM | Country |
98.7 | KELI-FM | Top 40 CHR |
99.5 | KQTC | Tejano |
100.1 | KCLL | Classic Hits |
101.9 | KWFR | Classic Rock |
103.1 | KKCN | Texas Country |
104.5 | KPTJ | Spanish |
106.1 | KMDX | Urban |
107.5 | KSJT-FM | Spanish |
Infrastructure
Transportation
San Angelo is served by the San Angelo Regional Airport, which offers daily flights through Envoy Air to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Intrastate and interstate bus service is provided by Greyhound, with regularly scheduled service to major cities in Texas and nationwide. Intracity public transportation is provided by the Concho Valley Transit District with five fixed bus routes, with transfers provided at the Santa Fe station. The bus service runs from 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday through Saturday. Taxi service is available throughout the city by Red Ball Taxi and Shuttle, Checker Cab, All American Cab and Yellow Cab.
The BNSF Railway serves the town and the Texas Pacifico has a lease on a TxDOT owned rail line.
Notable people
- Jane Ford Aebersold (born 1941), artist
- Jay Presson Allen (1922–2006), screenwriter and playwright
- Robert Nason Beck (1928–2008), pioneer researcher of uses of radioactive materials, such as technetium-99, for medical imaging using positron emission tomography, was born and has family in San Angelo
- John Boles (1895–1969), American actor in silent movies through the 1950s, spent his retirement in San Angelo
- Frank "Bring'em Back Alive" Buck (1884–1950), lived in San Angelo in 1940s and 1950s
- Gary Lee Conner, former Screaming Trees guitarist, resides in San Angelo
- Paula DeAnda (born 1989), singer, was born in San Angelo
- Colby Donaldson (born 1974), Survivor contestant and actor, was born just outside San Angelo and lived in the city
- Jeff Drost (born 1964), former NFL player, was born in San Angelo
- Felicia Elizondo (1946–2021), LGBT activist and trans woman, was born in San Angelo
- Joe Feagin (born 1938), Texas A&M University professor, was born in San Angelo
- Sterlin Gilbert (born 1978), football coach
- James Gill (born 1934), pop artist
- Crawford Goldsby, also known as "Cherokee Bill" (1876–1896), was born in Fort Concho (across the Concho River from San Angelo)
- Dorsey B. Hardeman (1902–1992), mayor of San Angelo, 1936–1938, served 26 years in both houses of the Texas State Legislature; he was an advocate of water expansion in West Texas
- Pierce Holt, College Football Hall of Fame member, attended Angelo State University; he played for the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons in 1990s, and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection
- David Hulse (born 1968), former Major Leaguer, attended Central High School; he played for the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers in the 1990s
- Elmer Kelton (1926–2009), award-winning western writer, journalist, and novelist; lived in San Angelo
- Steve Kemp (born 1954), former Major League Baseball outfielder, was born in San Angelo
- Colleen R. LaRose, indicted in March 2010 after trying to recruit Islamic terrorists to wage jihad and murder a Swedish artist
- Los Lonely Boys, Grammy-winning musical group from San Angelo
- Greg Maddux (born 1966), four-time Cy Young Award-winning baseball pitcher and Hall of Fame inductee, was born in San Angelo
- Cristina E. Martinez (born 1961), nationally recognized community activist, business owner and non-profit volunteer; born in San Angelo
- Bill McGill (1939–2014), professional basketball player, and top pick of the 1962 NBA draft, was born in San Angelo
- Marc Menchaca (born 1975), actor; born in San Angelo
- John H. Miller (born 1925), Marine Lieutenant general; born in San Angelo
- Shea Morenz, graduate of San Angelo Central and former Texas Longhorns quarterback, was drafted by the New York Yankees
- Fess Parker (1924–2010), actor; grew up on a ranch near San Angelo
- August Pfluger (born December 28, 1978), US Representative for Texas's 11th congressional district and Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel; graduated from San Angelo Central
- Cliff Richey (born 1946), professional tennis player, won 45 career singles titles, is the 1970 World Grand Prix champion, a two-time Davis Cup champion, the number-one ranked U.S. player in 1970, and co-author of Acing Depression: A Tennis Champion's Toughest Match; he was born in San Angelo and resides there
- Nancy Richey (born 1942), professional tennis player, won six Grand Slam titles, and was inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame 2003; she was born in San Angelo and resides there
- Lucy A. Snyder, Bram Stoker Award winner and novelist, grew up in San Angelo; she used a fictional version of the city as a setting in some of her work
- Jack Teagarden (1905–1964), jazz trombonist and vocalist
- Steve Trash, illusionist, was born in San Angelo
- Ernest Tubb (1914–1984), musician and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, worked for several years in San Angelo, and had a daily live music show on a local radio station prior to going to Nashville
- Akash Vukoti (born 2009), Spelling prodigy and TV personality
- Clayton Weishuhn (1959–2022), professional football player
- Max Lucado (born 1955), best-selling Christian author
See also
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External links
- City of San Angelo, Texas
- Handbook of Texas: San Angelo Page
- "Printable vector map of San Angelo, Texas, USA". Vectormap.info.
- "San Angelo" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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