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In Sonora First Methodist Church of Sonora Sonora is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Sutton County, Texas, United States. The populace was 3,027 at the 2010 census. Sonora is positioned at 30 34 5 N 100 38 39 W (30.568166, -100.644163). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km ), all of it land.
The region lies in the portions of the Texas Hill Country, a region of limestone outcrops and rolling terrain dotted with areas of live oaks (Quercus fusiformis) and juniper (Juniperus ashei) in the form of a woodland or savanna, alternating with a blend of various grasses and other shrubs and cacti.
Sonora's climate is subhumid and subtropical, though periods of long drought are not uncommon due to the adjacency of deserts and steppes nearby, to the west.
Of the 1,043 homeholds, 42.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 22.5% were not families.
In the city, the populace was distributed as 31.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The town/city government of Sonora uses the aldermanic form of government.
As of February 24, 2016 the mayor of Sonora was Wanda Shurley and the four council members were Doug Chandler,Todd Munn, Jeremy Dawson, and Terri Johnson. The Sonora police department is headed by Chief Matthew Routh.
The City of Sonora is served by the Sonora Independent School District.
Sonora exhibits a proud tradition of both academic and athletic success in its long history.
The Sonora High School Broncos have won the most football state championships in their division (2 - A) with five, the most recent having been won in 2000 against the Blanco Panthers.
Former State Senator and Lieutenant Governor Bill Ratliff of Mount Pleasant was reared in Sonora and graduated from high school there.
Jack Taylor, a mayor of Mesa, Arizona, who served in both homes of the Arizona State Legislature, was born in Sonora in 1907. Caverns of Sonora: about 8 miles to the west Old Sonora Ice House Ranch Museum, a exhibition concentrated on the impact of Will Carver. "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Enumeration of Population and Housing" (PDF).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"City of Sonora, Texas Code of Ordinances Division 1, Sections 2-41 and 2-42".
"Old Sonora Ice House Ranch Museum".
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