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La Vernia, Texas La Vernia is a city in Wilson County, Texas, United States. The population was 931 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The town was first settled by two Indian tribes, the Comanches and the Coahuiltecans. Early Anglo-American settlements in the area were raided so often that these settlers were forced to leave their houses. Erastus Smith, known as 'Deaf' Smith, was married to a Mexican citizen and received a Spanish land grant on the Cibolo River, near La Vernia. The area would primarily remain unsettled until about 1837, when Republic veterans arrived. W. R. Wiseman of Mississippi, who organized a Presbyterian church at the site around 1851, is said to have named the place Live Oak Grove for a grove nearby. In 1853, William Claiborne Rector was the post master at the local post office named Post Oak, which was changed to La Vernia in 1859. The origin came from the towns people that noticed the land was full of green oaks and in Spanish “La Vernia“ means green oaks. The Brahan Masonic lodge was established at La Vernia in 1859; when it was built it was made for three different purposes: the first floor was made for a school, and the second floor was made to be used for important meetings and church services. German and Polish immigration brought the population to 110 by 1885, when the community had three churches, a steam gristmill, and a cotton gin. H. Suhre, owner of the general store. Also at this time the major crop grown was corn, because it was so universal; meaning you could make it to feed your family or sell to make money or used to feed your animals. In present day La Vernia they still grow a lot of corn but cotton has become another major crop. In 1890, La Vernia had a population of 200. Construction of the San Antonio and Gulf Railroad across the area in 1893 brought the population to 343 by 1900. A two-teacher school was in operation by 1896, they had to move out of the Masonic lodge because the enrollment grew to sixty-six children. In 1915 ,the town had two gins, a bank, four churches, a pottery plant, a brick works, and a population of 500. In 1947, it had seventeen businesses and that attracted more people over the years. In 1965, it had 700 residents and twenty-five businesses. The community incorporated around 1980, and in 1990, had a population of 639 and thirty-six businesses and a gas station called 'Tommy's Exxon', owned by Bonnie and Thomas Kravitz. Their son, Samuel Kravitz, helped his mom and dad out at the gas station. The reason the population dropped was due to the growth of San Antonio and its other up and coming towns like Floresville and Canyon Lake. Many towns like that were getting very popular about this time. In 2000, La Vernia had 136 businesses and a population of 931. The census of 2005 La Vernia had a population of 1,087 of people. In 2010 a new shopping area was built just west of town on Hwy 87, including a new HEB grocery store and gas station. Baumann's Grocery store closed at the time HEB opened. Geography La Vernia is located at 29°21′19″N 98°7′5″W / 29.35528°N 98.11806°W / 29.35528; -98.11806 (29.355187, -98.118122). It is just about 30 minutes south-east of the city of San Antonio. La Vernia is 489 feet (149 m) above sea level.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all of it land. latest census of 2005 the population of La Vernia is 1,087 people. Climate In San Antonio, July and August tie for the average warmest months with an average high of 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 °C). The highest temperature ever to be recorded was 111 °F (43.8 °C) on September 5, 2000. The average coolest month is January. The lowest recorded temperature ever was 0 °F (-17.7 °C) on January 31, 1949. May, June, and October have quite a bit of precipitation. For the last 135 years, the average annual precipitation has been 29.05 inches (73.79 cm), with a maximum of 52.28 inches (132.79 cm) and a minimum of 10.11 inches (25.68 cm) in one year. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 931 people, 317 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The population density was 482.8 people per square mile (186.2/km²). There were 344 housing units at an average density of 178.4 per square mile (68.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.48% White, 0.11% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 4.19% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.98% of the population.There were 317 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.5 males.The median income for a household in the city was $38,500, and the median income for a family was $46,912. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $24,844 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,931. About 12.5% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.La Vernia has a lower crime rate compared to surrounding towns. Statistics presented are based on data collected by the FBI as part of its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. These data represent offenses reported to and arrests made by State and local law enforcement agencies as reported to the FBI. Total 347, Murder is 2, Rape are 3, Robbery is 0, Aggravated Assault has recorded 38, Burglary 70, Larceny - theft is unusually high at 228, Motor vehicle thefts is at 6, and Coverage indicator is 100%.[citation needed] Economy and recreation Each year there is a large cattle drive through the town. The landscape is dotted with farms - mostly working ranches with cattle, goats, and horses. The comparison is often heard that living in La Vernia is like living in a place that is very dull. It is a quiet boring place, with nothing in the area. In the city, there is a Sonic drive-in, a Dollar General, several churches, a Blockbuster Video, and some gas stations. Masonic lodge, La Vernia Presbyterian Church that is over 100 years old, La Vernia Methodist Church which first held services in 1853, Concrete cemetery. Education La Vernia Independent School District () provides public education to the students of La Vernia. The overall student body is in the range of 3-4 thousand students. This is roughly 4 times the population of the city itself. La Vernia Primary School includes grades Pre-K through 3rd grade. The newly constructed Intermediate School, opened in 2009, includes grades 4-6. 3rd grade will move up to the Intermediate School beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. The building that now serves as the Junior High was the first school building built for the La Vernia school district. Originally serving all grades, it now houses the 7th and 8th grades. 6th grade will move up to the Junior High beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. The La Vernia High School consists of grades 9-12.Private school education is also provided at the La Vernia Christian Teaching Center ().Older schools served the La Vernia area prior to the start of the La Vernia Independent School District. The Masonic Lodge (mentioned above) served to educate students for many years. Other early schools includes the Concrete School, which has a marker to show its original location on Country Road 539. Another early school was known as Hill Top School, which was an old two room school house. It was later sold to Lowell and Dorris Jones who turned it into a farmhouse where they raised their family. The home is no longer owed by the Jones family but is a residence in La Vernia. Sports The town of La Vernia has many different youth sports teams. The football pop warner team called the Grizzles starts at the age of eight years old. Also St Ann’s C.Y.O has sports for kids such as soccer, volleyball, flag football, track, basketball, baseball, and softball. You are able to start at the age of four years old. Junior High has quite a few different teams for grades 7 and 8, including girls' volleyball, basketball, tennis, cross-country, and track, and boys' football, basketball, tennis, cross-country, and track. start the sports when you enter the seventh grade and end the junior high sports when you end the eight grade. High school sports girls' sports are volleyball, basketball, softball, tennis, cross-country, Dance Team, power lifting, and track. Boys' sports are football, power lifting, lacrosse, basketball, baseball, tennis, cross-country, soccer, and track. Notable people Dusty Jonas, Olympic high jumper Mattias Gann Sources 'The Good Old Days a history of La Vernia' by the Civic Government class of La Vernia High School, 1936-1937 school year. 'Wilson County Centennial 1860-1960' By the Wilson county library, Centennial program handed out at The 100yr centennial celebration.