CUELLAR ANNOUNCES 2010 Census results
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Feb 18, 2011, 0 Comments
Courtey Lesley Lopez,
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX 28) announced the following results of the 2010 Census affecting the 28th district.
Since 2000, the Texas population has grown by 20.6%. 89% of that growth was from non-Anglos. The Hispanic population grew at a rate of 41.8% Overall, the 28th district ranked sixth in overall growth in Texas congressional districts.
A census is a periodic official count of the population. The Census Bureau conducts the census at 10-year intervals. At the conclusion of each census, the bureau uses the results for calculating the number of House memberships each state is entitled to have. While there are numerous other uses for census data, a second major use is for geographically defining state legislative districts
| TX 28 Redistricting Data
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| County | Population at April 2000 | 2010 | Difference | % Increase |
| Atascosa | 38,623 | 44,911 | 6,288 | 16.3% |
| Bexar | 1,392,935 | 1,714,733 | 321,798 | 23.1% |
| Frio | 16,252 | 17,217 | 965 | 5.9% |
| Guadalupe | 89,034 | 131,533 | 42,499 | 47.7% |
| Hidalgo | 569,471 | 774,769 | 205,298 | 36.1% |
| Jim Hogg | 5,281 | 5,300 | 19 | 0.4% |
| La Salle | 5,866 | 6,886 | 1,020 | 17.4% |
| McMullen | 851 | 707 | (144) | -16.9% |
| Starr | 53,597 | 60,968 | 7,371 | 13.8% |
| Webb | 193,117 | 250,304 | 57,187 | 29.6% |
| Wilson | 32,408 | 42,918 | 10,510 | 32.4% |
| Zapata | 12,182 | 14,018 | 1,836 | 15.1% |
