Profile for Sonora, Texas, TX

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 5. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.7 per 1,000 people.

Sonora attractions: Caverns of Sonora

Historic sites and museums: Miers Home Museum, Old Jail Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Sonora

Hotels (4)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Sonora demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Sutton County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 76950 ZIP code.

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• Sutton County government

7% of Sonora residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sonora ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Sonora
• Cemeteries in Sutton County
• Libraries in or near Sonora

Post a query on a message board:

• Sutton County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Sonora museums
• Sonora historic sites
• Sonora area parks
• Wineries near Sonora

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• Sonora area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Sutton County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Sonora
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Sutton County

• Sonora business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Texas
• Local ordinances in Texas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Sutton County
• Arrests in Sutton County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Sonora was $16,128, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
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• Sutton County economic census
• Sutton County economic summary
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• Sutton County unemployment rate
• Texas economic data

11% of Sonora residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Sonora
• Colleges in Texas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Texas
• Schools in or near Sonora
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Texas high schools

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• Air pollution in Sutton County
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• Land contamination in Sutton County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Texas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Sutton County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Texas

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• Texas county fairs
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• Sutton County government
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• Sonora medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Sonora
• Historic sites in Texas
• Museums in or near Sonora
• Museums in Texas
• Texas state archives
• Texas state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Sutton County genealogy forum

Median rent in Sonora, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $283.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $703.

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Libraries in Sonora include Sutton County Library ... View libraries

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• Census map of Sonora area
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• Chambers of commerce in Texas
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Sonora
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Sutton County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Sonora political report.

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The average commute time for Sonora workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Sonora include Best Value Inn Sonora, Best Western Sonora Inn, Comfort Inn Sonora, Sonora Days Inn Devil's River.

• Sonora travel guide
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• Texas tourism bureau

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