Uvalde was a front yard of John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner, former Speaker of the House and Vice President of the United States. Actor Matthew McConaughey and former Texas Governor of Texas Dolph Briscoe were born in Uvalde.

Geography
Uvalde is placed at 29°12'52" North, 99°47'23" West (Twenty-nine.214313, -99.789644).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the amount vicinity of Xvii.Iv km² (6.7 mi²). Seventeen.Quaternion kilometer² (Vi.Vii mi²) of these are l& and none of the region is covered sustaining a water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 14,929 people, 4,796 home, & 3,716 families living in the city. A population density is 857.8/km² (2,220.2/mi²). There are 5,313 housing units at an typical density of 305.3/km² (790.1/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 73.27% White, 0.47% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 22.12% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more races. 75.48% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 4,796 house away from which 41.8% stand tykes under a age of Xviii swallow the children, 55.6% come married couples living together, 16.9% have a female homeowner sustaining there are no hubby present, & Twenty-two.5% come non-families. Twenty.1% of a lot home come mass produced higher of souls & Ten.4% own soul dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Trine.02 & a typical personal size is Troika.Fifty.

In a city the people is spread retired by having 32.4% under a age of Eighteen, Nine.6% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxv.7% from either 25 to 44, Xviii.3% from either 45 to 64, & Fourteen.0% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 31 years. For each Centred females there are Xc.Trey males. For each Century females age Xviii & ended, there are 85.V males.

the median income for a home in the city is $25,259, & the median income for a personal is $27,897. Males have a median income of $25,600 versus $15,674 for females. A per capita income for the city is $11,735. Twenty-nine.0% of the people & Two dozen.2% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, Xl.1% of people under a age of 18 & 23.8% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.