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The fact that the average city had crime rates similar to the state in contrast to the lower median rates indicates the presence of outliers with high crime rates. Indeed, the 66th percentile for violent crime rates was 3.69 crimes per 1,000 people, still not as high as the average crime rate among cities (the 33rd percentile was 1.81).
San Jacinto County (/ ˌ s æ n dʒ ə ˈ s ɪ n t oʊ / SAN jə-SIN-toh) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,402. [1] Its county seat is Coldspring. [2] The county's name comes from the Battle of San Jacinto which secured Texas' independence from Mexico and established a republic in 1836.
San Jacinto County's first jail was constructed in 1870 out of wood, but as the area grew, the need for a more permanent structure became apparent. [2] The new jail was built in 1887 in the county seat of Coldspring, across from the courthouse in the original town square, at the southeastern corner of Loyd and Slade Streets.
Mission padres named the valley, San Jacinto, which is Spanish for Saint Hyacinth, and around 1820 they established an outpost there. [10] [9] In 1883, the San Jacinto Land Association laid out the modern city of San Jacinto at Five Points. The railroad arrived in 1888 and the city government was incorporated that same year. [9]
The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site includes the location of the Battle of San Jacinto. It is located off the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas near the city of Houston. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960. [2] [3] A prominent feature of the park is the San Jacinto Monument ...
The population was 2,319 people in the 2010 United States census.Shepherd is the 642nd most populated city in the state of Texas out of 1,752 cities. In 2010, the median household income of Shepherd residents was $27,131.
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Location of San Jacinto County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Jacinto County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in San Jacinto County, Texas. There are two properties listed on the National Register in the county.