MEDINA, TEXAS. Medina is at the intersection of State Highway 16 and Farm Road 337, twelve miles northwest of Bandera in central Bandera County. As early as 1865 a saw mill had been built in the area, and several families were settled nearby. The Medina post office was established in 1880, and by the end of the next decade the community had a gin, a corn mill, a hotel, a private bank, two churches, three general stores, and a population of 150. Many area residents raised stock as their primary occupation. By 1914 Medina had a population of 400; it fell to 250 in the early 1930s, when the Great Depression caused many residents to move away in search of jobs. The community recovered fairly rapidly, however, and had a variety of businesses, four churches, and 475 residents by the late 1940s. Most of the area land was devoted to livestock and to recreational hunting leases until the 1980s, when apple farming was introduced to the area. Baxter Adams, Jr., started an experimental orchard of dwarf apple trees in 1980, and the first apples were ready for sale in 1984. The dwarf trees produced regular-sized apples that were 40 percent sweeter than large-tree varieties and proved to be an extremely efficient use of the land, with 1,000 to 2,500 trees an acre. In 1989 the Texas Department of Agriculture declared Medina the Apple Capital of Texas. The 300,000 trees in the Medina area produced 100 tons of fruit in 1990, and more orchards were being planted each year. The annual Medina Apple Festival, held on the last Saturday of July, attracted 20,000 visitors in 1990. The population of Medina was listed as 515 in 1990, but the actual number of residents in Medina proper was closer to 250. By 2000 the population had more than doubled to 515 residents.

  

Medina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bandera County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2000 census.

 

Demographics

 

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,960 people, 797 households, and 706 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,675.2 people per square mile (645.7/km²). There were 999 housing units at an average density of 565.4/sq mi (217.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.96% White, 0.30% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 14.80% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 93.51% of the population.

 

There were 797 households out of which 63.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.3% were non-families. 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.71 and the average family size was 3.99.

 

In the CDP the population was spread out with 42.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 12.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

 

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,453, and the median income for a family was $25,576. Males had a median income of $19,593 versus $13,583 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,342. About 38.2% of families and 48.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 55.9% of those under age 18 and 26.3% of that age 65 or over.

 

Geography

 

Medina is located at 29°47′47″N 99°14′47″W / 29.79639, -99.24639 (29.833279, -99.325895).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it is land and 0.56% is water.

 

 

Education

 

Medina is served by the Medina Independent School District

 

County Links 

 

Bandera County

Bandera County Animal Welfare

Bandera County Appraisal District

Bandera County Council of Governments

Bandera County Park

Bandera County Sheriff

Bandera County Tax Assessor

Bandera County Visitors Bureau

Chamber of Commerce

County Library

 

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