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History

 

LYTLE, TEXAS. Lytle is on Interstate Highway 35 and U.S. Highway 81 in the far northwest corner of Atascosa County. The city limits extend into neighboring Bexar and Medina counties. The town was named for John T. Lytle, a rancher and trail driver active in the area in the 1860s and possibly as early as 1846. He was instrumental in establishing Lytle Station on the International-Great Northern Railroad in 1882. When a post office was granted in 1883, it was named for the train stop, which was near the Lytle-McDaniel Ranch and had a general store, a bar, and a casket maker named W. J. Garnand, who became the first postmaster. Lytle was a shipping point and retail center for area ranchers and corn and cotton farmers. In 1884 it had a population of fifty, a union church, a district school, a hotel, and a physician. By 1892 the community had a population of 100, four general stores, a gin, two livestock breeders, and a Methodist church. In the late 1890s coal mining became a factor in the area's economy, and the population of Lytle rose to 150 by 1896.

 

The town survived a severe drought in 1885 and a hailstorm in 1895. By 1904 the population was listed as 212, and Lytle School had sixty-two students and two teachers. Lytle State Bank was chartered in 1910, and by 1914 the town's population had increased to 600. The school had 127 students. The weekly newspaper was called the Herald. The town had telephone service, an additional general store, and two lumberyards. The Medina Valley Irrigation Company's plans to establish a facility in Lytle did not develop as expected because the company went into receivership in 1917. Aside from a brief drop in population in the mid-1930s, Lytle continued to prosper, with steady population increases from 700 in the 1920s to 800 in the 1960s. The number of businesses during that time varied from a low of fifteen to a high of thirty-two. In 1990 the population was 2,255. The population was 2,383 by 2000.

 

Lytle is a city in Atascosa, Bexar, and Medina Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,383 at the 2000 census. Lytle is also the hometown of country singer Gabe Garcia who is a contestant on the sixth season of NBC's Nashville Star.

 

 

Geography

 

Lytle is located at 29°13′59″N 98°47′60″W / 29.23306, -98.8 (29.233066, -98.799877). Most of the city lies in Atascosa County; only small portions extend into Bexar and Medina Counties.

 

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km²), of which, 4.0 square miles (10.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.23%) is water.

 

 

Demographics

 

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,383 people, 811 households, and 633 families residing in the city. The population density was 593.4 people per square mile (228.9/km²). There were 898 housing units at an average density of 223.6/sq mi (86.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.81% White, 0.46% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 21.57% from other races, and 2.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 61.18% of the population.

 

There were 811 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.38.

 

In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

 

The median income for a household in the city was $34,857, and the median income for a family was $40,699. Males had a median income of $27,734 versus $21,129 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,826. About 15.0% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of that age 65 or over.

 

 

Education

 

Lytle is served by the Lytle Independent School District and by the Southwest Independent School District.

 

 

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