Refugio, TX Road Trips
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
669.6 mi
El Paso, TX
Quickest Drive
6h 9m
Dallas, TX
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Refugio, TX by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
2,729
Median Income
$56,193
Median Home Value
$85,000
Median Age
38.4
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Refugio, TX
A sampling of people born in Refugio, TX.
Nolan Ryan
1947
American baseball player (born 1947)
Jack Starrett
1936–1989
American actor (1936-1989)
Joseph L. Galloway
1941–2021
American newspaper correspondent and columnist (1941-2021)
Rocky Bridges
1927–2015
American baseball player (1927-2015)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Refugio, TX.
Refugio County Courthouse
building in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas
City data from Wikidata (Q975650), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Refugio, TX
Refugio is a small town on the South Barrier Coast of Texas. The county seat of Refugio County, Refugio is one of the older settlements in Texas, founded as a Catholic mission during the Spanish Texas era of the 18th century. Today, it sits as a crossroads and a halfway point between Victoria and Corpus Christi. Despite that, it still has several attractions, both historical and natural, that make it a destination in its own right.
There are four highways that go in and out of the small town. US Highway 77 US Highway 77A/183 Texas Highway 202 Farm Road 774
Travel tips adapted from Refugio on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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