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Seguin, Texas Seguin ( /səˈɡiːn/) is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,011; the July 1, 2009 Census estimate, however, showed the population had increased to 26,842. It is the county seat of Guadalupe County. History Seguin was founded in 1838 by members of Matthew Caldwell's Gonzales Rangers on land originally granted to Umphries Branch (or Humphries) by the Mexican government and settled by Branch in 1831, in the western part of Green DeWitt's colony. The area, at this time (1838) was a part of Gonzales County. The Rangers had found that Seguin was a good halfway stop between their patrol points. The big oaks and walnut groves along the Walnut (Nogales in Spanish) Branch Creek, had become a familiar and pleasant location. Since 1828, it had been maintained as a base camp for the rangers. Although settled by Rangers and veterans of the Texas revolution, it was not incorporated until 1853.Its original name was Walnut Springs, but was changed just six months later to honor San Jacinto veteran and then Senator, Juan Seguín. Manuel N. Flores, veteran of San Jacinto and Brother-in-law of Juan Seguin, would establish a ranch in Seguin in 1838. It would become a safe-haven for San Antonio families and a staging point for counter attack when Bexar was overrun in 1842 by Santa Anna's forces under Rafael Vasquez and Adrian Woll. Leading the resistance forces from this location was Texas Ranger 'Jack' John Coffee Hays. When duty allowed, 'Jack' would be a familiar resident of Seguin. Hays would set up a training location or 'station' in Seguin, where the classic Ranger character would be born. He would meet Susan Calvert of Seguin and later marry her at the Magnolia Hotel (an early stagecoach stopover) in 1847.Serving under Hays were two other famous Ranger residents of Seguin: Henry McCulloch and Ben McCulloch. Their home station known as 'Hardscramble' still stands and was designated a Texas State Cenntenial historic site in 1936. Another important figure of Texas history, Jose Antonio Navarro also had a ranch near Seguin and Col. James Clinton Neill, commander of the Alamo, was known to be buried here. The site was also historically marked during the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition.Seguin became a stopping point and trade center for German immigrants along their route from the ports of Indianola and Galveston to the German settlements of New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.Education was important in Seguin. By 1849, it chartered a school and the first schoolhouse was built in 1850. 'Guadalupe High School', as it was called, was recognized by the state in 1962, as the oldest continuously used school building in Texas.Seguin is also home to Parks Concrete (limecrete). Known as the Concrete City in the 1850s, it was the site of nearly 100 homes constructed of limecrete. In 1857, Frederick Olmsted, landscape architect of New York's Central Park, toured Seguin and described the Concrete City as 'the prettiest town in Texas.' One such home, the Sebastopol House; built in 1856, is a Texas Historical Commission Landmark and is in the National Register of Historic Places due to its unusual limecrete construction and architectural style.Seguin is the location of the historic Wilson Pottery site; the first freed slave business of 1869 in Texas.The oldest railway in Texas, the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad chartered on February 11, 1850, as the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway Company built the first Seguin depot in 1876.John Ireland the 18th Governor of Texas 1883-1887, was a resident of Seguin.Since 1912, Seguin has been the home of Texas Lutheran University.During the 1920s oil boom, it was home to the Darst Creek fields, only fifteen miles east of town. Attractions A popular attraction is the Texas Agricultural Education and Heritage Center, where visitors may learn the mechanics and history of farming in the state of Texas.A local museum, oriented in preserving and conserving the rich multi-ethnic heritage of South Central Texas, is the Seguin-Guadalupe County Heritage Museum, whose historical collections are representative of this region.Seguin is a large producer of pecans and is often attributed the nickname 'Pecan Capital of Texas.' The city boasts of having the 'World's Largest Pecan,' a five feet long, two-and- a-half feet wide concrete pecan located in front of the county courthouse The city recently announced plans to build a pecan-shaped sculpture that is substantially larger.Seguin is the setting of the 1994 Janice Woods Windle historical novel True Women and the 1997 CBS miniseries adaptation, True Women, starring Dana Delaney and Angelina Jolie. Nanci Griffith, the Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist and songwriter, was born in Seguin. State and federal representation Seguin and surrounding communities were represented in the Texas House of Representatives from 1983-2010 by the Republican Edmund Kuempel. A native of Austin, businessman Kuempel died in office two days after being unopposed for reelection. John Kuempel, Edmund Kuempel's son, won the December 14 special election to succeed his father in the District 44 seat in the Texas House.The United States Postal Service operates the Seguin Main Post Office. Other post offices are located throughout the area. Geography Seguin is located at 29°34′28″N 97°57′55″W / 29.57444°N 97.96528°W / 29.57444; -97.96528 (29.574329, -97.965332).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (49.7 km²), of which, 19.0 square miles (49.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.89%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 22,011 people, 7,526 households, and 5,238 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,157.2 people per square mile (446.8/km²). There were 8,164 housing units at an average density of 429.2 per square mile (165.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.41% White, 9.10% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 20.34% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53.01% of the population.There were 7,526 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.29.In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.The median income for a household in the city was $31,618, and the median income for a family was $36,931. Males had a median income of $27,007 versus $19,690 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,740. About 13.2% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. Government and infrastructure The main offices of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority are located in Seguin.The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Seguin Parole Office in Seguin.The United States Postal Service operates the Seguin Post Office and the Seguin Annex in Seguin. Education The City of Seguin is served by the Seguin Independent School District.St. James Catholic School Navarro Independent School District Texas Lutheran University is located in Seguin.Alamo Colleges - Central Texas Technology Center is located just outside of Seguin. Seguin Lifegate Christian School Sister cities Seguin has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc (SCI):Millicent,South Australia,Australia Vechta,Lower Saxony,Germany San Nicolás de los Garza,Nuevo León,Mexico