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Sinton, Texas - General Info

Location | Population | Climate | Major Employers | City Government | County Government | Schools | Churches

Location

Being the county seat, Sinton is located at the center of San Patricio County and is referred to as the "Gateway to the Gulf Coast" Sinton is just 28 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, 195 miles southwest of Houston, 128 miles south of San Antonio and 175 miles north of Brownsville.

Population

. 1998 1997 1990 1985 1980
Sinton 6,856 6,565 6,565 5,996 6,004
San Patricio County
71,393
69,626
69,626
59,269
58,013

Climate

Temperature
     
  January Mean Minimum   60° F
  July Mean Maximum
  82° F
  Annual Average
  70° F
Precipitation
     
  Wettest Month
June Avg. Rainfall
 3.56"
  July Mean Maximum
May Avg. Rainfall
 .15"
  Annual Average
  30.1"
       

Major Employers

Employer Product Employment Union Affiliation
San Patricio County Government
485
No
Sinton I.S.D.
Education
120
No
San Patricio County
  Comm. Action Agency
Gov. Resources
 120
No
City of Sinton
City Gov.
71
 No
H.E.B.
Retail Grocery
60
 No
Tennessee Pipeline
Construction
50
 No
San Pat. Electric Co-op
Utility
 41
No
Alco Discount Store
Retail
 40
No
J. Carroll Weaver
Road Const.
35
 No
B.F.I.
Waste Disposal
 30 No

Municipal Government

City of Sinton: 302 East Market Street, Sinton, TX 78387.  Sinton has a Council - Manager type of government with 5 Councilmen (including the mayor) and a City Planning Commission plus a City Master Plan. Emergency personnel include 9 policemen, 7 police cars and regular night police patrol, a Fire Department with 30 volunteers, 7 units and 2 police reserves.
Pete Gonzales - Mayor
Anna Franklin - Mayor Pro-Team
Eloy Reyna - Council
Jessica Thomas-Bates - Council
Vicente Ortiz  - Council
Jackie Knox - City Manager
Betty Wood - City Secretary
City Attorney - Donald Kubicek
Chief of Police - Eugenio DeLeon
Director of Public Works - Beverly Agomuo
Fire Marshall - Clemente Sanchez
Municipal Court Judge - Molly Petrus-Thomas
Librarian - Yolanda Bustamante

    County Government

San Patricio County is governed by an elected Commissioners Court made up of one county judge and one commissioner representing each of four precincts.

San Patricio County: Courthouse Offices
400 West Sinton Street, Sinton TX 78387
County Judge 
Judge Terry A. Simpson
400 West Sinton St. #109
Sinton, TX 78387
(361)364-6120
Fax:(361)364-6118

Precinct 1 Commissioner
Nina Trevino
P. O. Box 1132
Sinton, TX 78387
(361)364-6170
Fax:(361)364-4324

Precinct 2 Commissioner
Fred Nardini
900 Austin Street
Portland, TX 78374
(361)643-1460

Precinct 3 Commissioner
Pedro Rodriguez
P. O. Box 1687
Odem, TX 78370
(361)368-4671
Fax:(361)368-6000

Precinct 4 Commissioner
James Price, Jr.
P. O BOx 670
Ingleside, TX 78362
(361)758-5276

Schools

SINTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Administration Office, 322 S. Archer, Sinton, Texas 78387  - 361-364-6800

SINTON HIGH SCHOOL - 361-364-6840

E. MERLE SMITH JR. HIGH - 361-364-6840

LAMAR INTERMEDIATE - 361-364-6890

DAVE ODEM - 361-364-6860

SINTON ELEMENTARY - 364-6902

WELDER ELEMENTARY - 361-364-6600

Churches

PRIMERA IGLESIA BAUTISTA
  Homero Garza, Pastor
  110 W. 4th
  Sinton, TX 78387 ..........361-364-2036

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC
CHURCH & ST. PAUL MISSION
  Rev. Thomas P. Feeny, Pastor
  906 E. Sinton
  Sinton, TX 78387...........361-364-1768

SINTON PRESBYTERIAN
  Rev. Bill Jackson
  221 W. Merriman
  Sinton, TX 78387 ..........361-364-1680

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH-LCMS
  Rev. Brian Cummins
  FM 630
  Sinton, TX 78387 ..........361-364-4922

ZION FAIR BAPTIST
  Rev. A. L., Hooper
  500 Ave. F
  Sinton, TX 78387 ..........361-364-3568
Sinton Chamber of Commerce
218 W. Sinton St.
Sinton, Texas  78387		 Phone: 361-364-2307
Fax: 361-364-3538
E-mail: sintonchamber@sbcglobal.net