Universal City, Texas Real Estate Services

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History

UNIVERSAL CITY, TEXAS. Universal City is at the north gate of Randolph Air Force Base on State Highway 78, Loop 1604, State Highway 218, and the Southern Pacific Railroad on the northern edge of San Antonio in northeast Bexar County. It was named by the developer, A. Milner, to designate the universal importance of the air base. Randolph Field opened on October 25, 1931, and the first business to open outside the gate in 1932 was a service station. Other businesses during the 1930s were Randolph Cleaners in 1932 and Kneupper's Garage in 1935. Pat Booker Road (SH 218), which is the main street and the entrance to Randolph AFB, was built in 1936 and named after Capt. Francis O. Booker, a pilot who served at Randolph and was later killed in an airplane crash at Montgomery, Alabama. The first restaurant, Beaty's, opened in 1939. Until 1960 the town grew slowly; the population after thirty years was only 1,800. The owner of Acme Lumber Company, Johnny Chuoke, began the first profitable development of Universal City in 1950. He built the first homes in the Rose garden area, and other builders followed, but there was little concern for expansion until the transfer of the Air Force Manpower Personnel Center from Washington, D. C., in June 1963. The town has a newspaper called the Herald, and it was the first community in Bexar County to have cable television. In 1963 the city got its first bank, and in 1971 it finally received a post office. The population was estimated at 950 in 1964 and grew steadily. By the 1970s Universal City had 7,613 people, and in 1990 it had a population of 13,057 and 130 businesses. Universal City is 90 percent active and retired military. Coronado Elementary School was established in 1971, Olympia Elementary in 1980, and Kitty Hawk Junior High in 1976. These three schools are in the Judson Independent School District of Converse, Texas. Rose Garden Elementary opened in 1961, and North View (special and alternative education) began in 1956. They are in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District. Universal City has four parks and two annual civic events: the Veterans' Day parade, sponsored by the local veterans, and the annual Children's Christmas Party, sponsored by the Universal City volunteer fire department. There are churches of all denominations and a public library, which in 1990 had 18,000 books. The city was incorporated in 1960 under the general laws of the state of Texas. At the general election on April 1, 1972, citizens chose to be governed under a home rule charter which provided for a council-manager form of city government. Franklin Bless was the first mayor. The mayor in 1989 was the town's first woman mayor, Carmeline Squires. In 2000 the population was 14,849.

Universal City is a city in Bexar and Guadalupe Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It borders San Antonio to the northeast, and is adjacent to Randolph Air Force Base. The population was 14,849 at the 2000 census. Through Universal City is Pat Booker Road, the commercial thoroughfare of the city.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,849 people, 5,995 households, and 4,220 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,628.2 people per square mile (1,014.7/km²). There were 6,331 housing units at an average density of 1,120.5/sq mi (432.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.54% White, 6.42% African American, 0.75% Native American, 2.88% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 5.60% from other races, and 3.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.59% of the population.

There were 5,995 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.7% 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 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,501, and the median income for a family was $59,109. Males had a median income of $35,762 versus $26,755 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,189. About 5.9% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those ages 65 or over.

Geography

Universal City is located at 29°33′8″N 98°18′12″W/29.55222, -98.30333 (29.552148, -98.303228).  According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.6 km²), all of it land.

Education

Universal City is served by the Judson and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School Districts.

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