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Bexar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2006, the population was 1,555,931. Its county seat is San Antonio. In Spanish, “Béxar” is pronounced “beha”; however, in English it is pronounced “bear”.
 History
Bexar County was created on December 20, 1836, and encompassed almost the entire western portion of the Republic of Texas, including the disputed areas of western New Mexico northward to Wyoming. After statehood, 128 counties were carved out of its area.
The county gets its name from San Antonio de Béxar, one of the twenty-three municipalities (administrative divisions) of Texas at the time of its independence. San Antonio de Béxar—originally Villa of San Fernando de Béxar—was the first civil government established in the Spanish province of Texas. Specifically, the municipality was created in 1731 when fifty-five Canary Islanders settled near the system of missions that had been established around the source of the San Antonio River. The new settlement was named after the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, the Spanish military outpost that protected the missions. The presidio, located at the San Pedro Springs, was founded in 1718 and named for Viceroy Balthasar Manuel de Zúñiga y Guzmán Sotomayor y Sarmiento, second son of the Duke of Béxar (a city in Spain).
 Geography
Bexar County is located in south-central Texas, about 190 miles (305 km) west of Houston and 140 miles (225 km) inland from the Gulf of Mexico.
The Balcones Escarpment bisects the county from west to northeast; to the north of the escarpment are the rocky hills, springs and canyons of the Texas Hill Country. South of the escarpment are Blackland Prairie and the South Texas plains. The San Antonio River rises from springs north of downtown San Antonio, and flows southward and southeastward through the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,257 square miles (3,255 km²), of which, 1,247 square miles (3,229 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (25 km²) of it (0.78%) is water.
 Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,117 people per square mile (431/km²). There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of 418 per square mile (161/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.86% White, 7.18% Black or African American, 0.80% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 17.80% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races. 54.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 488,942 households out of which 36.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.50% were married couples living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the county, the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,328, and the median income for a family was $43,724. Males had a median income of $30,756 versus $24,920 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,363. About 12.70% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.40% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.
 Cities & Towns
Adkins
Airport City
Alamo Heights
Atascosa
Balcones Heights
Beckmann
Buena Vista
Cassin
Castle Hills
China Grove
Columbia Heights
Converse
Cross Mountain
Dominion
Earle
Elmendorf
Fair Oaks Ranch
Fratt
Grey Forest
Heafer
Helotes
Hill Country Village
Hollywood Park
Kelland Heights
Kentwood Manor
Kirby
Lackland City
Lackland Terrace
Leon Springs
Leon Valley
Live Oak
Lone Oak
Longhorn
Losoya
Luxello
Macdona
North Loop
Oakland Estates
Olmos Park
Palo Alto Heights
Phoenix
Robards
Saint Hedwig
San Antonio
San Geronimo
San Jose
Scenic Oaks
Selma
Shavano Park
Shorts Corner
Somerset
Southton
Terrell Hills
Thelma
Timberwood Park
Universal City
Valley Hi
Van Raub
Von Ormy
Westwood Village
Wetmore
Windcrest
Withers
 Education
The following school districts serve Bexar County:
Alamo Heights Independent School District
East Central Independent School District
Edgewood Independent School District
Fort Sam Houston Independent School District
Harlandale Independent School District
Judson Independent School District
Lackland Independent School District
North East Independent School District
Northside Independent School District
Randolph Field Independent School District
Somerset Independent School District
San Antonio Independent School District
South San Antonio Independent School District
Southside Independent School District
Southwest Independent School District
 Housing
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