City of Goliad is the county seat and principal commercial center located at the intersection of US Highway 183 (77A) and US Highway 59.

Goliad is strategically located in the center of several metropolitan statistical areas:

Distance from:	Miles	Time
Victoria	26	30 minutes
San Antonio	95	1 ½ hours
Austin	130	2 ½ hours
Corpus Christi	65	1 ¼ hours
Houston	150	2 ½ hours

This historic city is surrounded by several other cities within a 30 mile radius: Cuero is 30 miles north; Refugio is 25 miles south; Beeville is 30 miles west; Victoria is 26 miles east, and Kenedy is 28 miles northwest.

Goliad County had an estimated population of 6,928 in 2000. The region consists of 859 square miles with a population density of 8.07 residents per square mile, compared to a statewide density of 79.54. The county ranked 189th in 2000 population compared to all 254 counties in Texas.

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Area Percent	Statewide Percent
White	5,724	82.6	70.97
Black	334	4.8	11.53
Hispanic	2,459	35.2	31.99
Other	54	0.8	3.33

Hispanic count includes white, black, and other representation when reported.

Population Age

Age	Population	Area Percent	Statewide Percent
Under 5	399	5.8	7.8
5-14	1,011	14.6	15.8
15-19	555	8.0	7.8
20-44	2,099	29.0	38.5
45-64	1,743	25.2	20.2
65+	1,211	17.5	9.9

Gender
Male 3,445 49.7%
Female 3,483 50.3%

Population Projection

Year	Total	Percent Change
2000	6,928	--
2005	7,172	3.5
2010	7,424	7.2
2015	7,614	9.9
2020	7,806	12.7
2025	7,915	14.2
2030	7,974	15.1
2035	7,967	15.0
2040	7,941	14.6

Government
The City of Goliad is governed as a General Law Type A municipality with an aldermanic form of government. The Goliad is assigned to the following districts: Texas Representative District 35 and State Senatorial District 18.