LA COSTE, TEXAS.  La Coste,  originally  known as  Fernando, is on  the  Southern Pacific Railroad and Farm Road 471 five miles southeast of Castroville in eastern Medina County. A post office was established in Fernando in 1893 with Edwin Fendall Howard as postmaster. By 1896 the settlement had a population of twenty-five, two general stores, two saloons, and a daily stage to Castroville for a fare of fifty cents. On May 22, 1898, the post office changed its name to La Coste, for Jean B. LaCoste, a prominent San Antonio businessman and a native of France. In 1912 Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church was built at the community, with Corinthian columns, Gothic arches, large stained-glass windows, and fine acoustics. By 1914 La Coste had grown to 400 inhabitants, who supported the Catholic Church and school, two cotton gins, the La Coste National Bank, and a weekly newspaper, the Medina Valley Herald. Shipments of cotton, corn, oats, pecans, and honey left La Coste on the main line of the Southern Pacific. As late as 1936 some German could still be heard among the community's 400 residents, 50 percent of whom claimed Alsatian ancestry; 25 percent of the population was Hispanic. There were two schools, one for Hispanic students and one for white, and a country weekly called the La Coste Ledger. Local farms grew cotton, oats, hay, and vegetables, which were irrigated by water from the Medina Lake and ducted to the La Coste area through an elaborate canal system. By 1969 La Coste had incorporated and reported a population of 498 and nineteen businesses. Its population had grown to 942 by 1989, when sixteen businesses were reported there.  In 2000 La Coste had a population of 1,255.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,255 people, 416 households, and 338 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,954.0 people per square mile (757.1/km²). There were 466 housing units at an average density of 725.6/sq mi (281.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.60% White, 1.43% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 14.02% from other races, and 3.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 51.63% of the population.

In 2000 La Coste was the place in the United States with the highest percentage of its population reporting Alsatian ancestry, with 7.1% of the population reporting Alsatian ancestry.

There were 416 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,786, and the median income for a family was $39,342. Males had a median income of $25,750 versus $19,773 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,199. About 8.5% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those ages 65 or over.

La Coste is a city in Medina County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,255 at the 2000 census.

Medina County is immediately west of Bexar County in southwest Texas. Hondo, the county seat, is located near the geographic center of the county at 29°17' north latitude and 99°02' west longitude, 100 miles from the Mexican border at Eagle Pass. The Medina River, from which the county derives its name, traverses the northeastern portion of the county. The western part is drained by the Frio River. Medina County covers 1,331 square miles with elevations ranging from 1,995 feet in the northern Hill Country to as low as 635 feet in the southern region. The county is divided from east to west by the Balcones Escarpment, which separates the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country to the north from the Rio Grande Plains to the south.                                                                                                            

Geography

La Coste is located at 29°18′41″N 98°48′46″W /29.31139, -98.81278(29.311516, -98.812882).   According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

Education

La Coste is served by the Medina Valley Independent School District.

Each office is independently owned and operated.

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