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Menard County – Ancestry

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Ancestry refers to the lineage or descent of a person, family, or group, tracing back through generations to identify their origins, heritage, and familial connections. It encompasses the genetic, cultural, and historical ties that link individuals to their forebears, shaping their identity and sense of belonging. Ancestry is a multifaceted concept, intertwining biology, genealogy, history, and culture, and it plays a significant role in how people understand themselves and their place in the world.

At its core, ancestry is rooted in genetics. Each individual inherits a unique combination of DNA from their parents, who in turn inherited their DNA from their own ancestors. This genetic material carries information about physical traits, predispositions to certain health conditions, and even behavioral tendencies. Advances in genetic testing, such as DNA analysis, have made it possible for individuals to trace their biological ancestry with remarkable precision. Companies like 23andMe and AncestryDNA offer services that analyze genetic markers to provide insights into a person's ethnic composition and geographic origins, often revealing surprising connections to distant relatives or previously unknown heritage.

Beyond genetics, ancestry is deeply tied to genealogy, the study of family history and lineage. Genealogical research involves constructing family trees, documenting relationships, and uncovering historical records such as birth certificates, marriage licenses, census data, and immigration documents. This process often reveals stories of migration, resilience, and adaptation, offering a window into the lives of ancestors and the challenges they faced. For many, genealogy is a way to honor their forebears and preserve their legacy for future generations.

Cultural ancestry is another critical dimension, encompassing the traditions, languages, customs, and values passed down through generations. It connects individuals to their ethnic or national heritage, shaping their cultural identity and worldview. For example, someone with Irish ancestry might celebrate St. Patrick's Day, learn traditional Irish dance, or explore the Gaelic language, while someone with Japanese ancestry might practice tea ceremonies, study calligraphy, or observe Obon festivals. Cultural ancestry fosters a sense of continuity and belonging, linking individuals to a broader community with shared experiences and values.

Historical ancestry delves into the broader context of a family's or group's past, including significant events, social conditions, and historical movements that shaped their lives. For instance, the transatlantic slave trade, the Irish Potato Famine, or the Jewish diaspora have profoundly influenced the ancestry of millions of people, leaving lasting imprints on their descendants' identities. Understanding historical ancestry often involves grappling with complex narratives of triumph and tragedy, resilience and oppression, and the interplay of individual and collective experiences.

Ancestry also has a deeply personal and emotional dimension. For many, exploring their ancestry is a journey of self-discovery, offering insights into who they are and where they come from. It can foster a sense of pride, connection, and continuity, as well as a deeper appreciation for the struggles and achievements of those who came before. At the same time, it can raise questions about identity, belonging, and the complexities of heritage, particularly for individuals with mixed or multicultural backgrounds.

In a globalized world, ancestry serves as a bridge between the past and the present, connecting individuals to their roots while also highlighting the interconnectedness of human history. It underscores the diversity and richness of human experience, reminding us that every person's story is part of a larger tapestry woven over centuries. Whether through genetic testing, genealogical research, cultural practices, or historical exploration, ancestry offers a profound way to understand ourselves and our place in the world.

A diversification score measures the diversity of ancestries in the county. As the value appoaches 100, ancestry diversity decreases and therefore increasing the risk of a lack of cultural diversity. The ancestry diversification score for this county is:

17.64

Most common ancestry not including "Unknown" is:

Mexican

 
Ancestry Report Part I
DescriptionTotal Population American Native American Hawaiian Caribbean (Latino) Mexican Central American South American Other Hispanic African American Sub- Saharan Caribbean (Black)

Menard County1,8753783105255053811
Texas (in 000's)31,782914892943010,0417613317542,587710454
National (in 000's)343,25113,8902,21362611,32738,8796,1814,6443,68725,8937,8527,174
Tom Green County121,9384,0583281411,24642,5594443763,3802,396980723
McCulloch County7,45337012001,98820283401615
Kimble County4,43920212213983008236103
Mason County4,0021850008410062300
Sutton County3,2885350771,89900129510
Concho County3,33850813573922026980128
Schleicher County2,294505101,1073096383
 
Per Cent to Total PopulationDiversity
Index
 

Menard County17.641.970.430.160.5328.000.270.002.830.430.050.05
Texas14.722.870.280.091.3531.592.391.042.378.142.231.43
National7.834.050.640.183.3011.331.801.351.077.542.292.09
Tom Green County18.843.330.270.121.0234.900.360.312.771.960.800.59
McCulloch County15.854.960.160.000.0026.670.030.003.800.540.210.20
Kimble County14.384.550.270.050.2922.140.000.001.850.810.230.07
Mason County15.664.620.000.000.0021.010.000.001.550.070.000.00
Sutton County38.991.610.150.002.3457.760.000.003.920.150.030.00
Concho County13.841.500.240.031.0522.140.660.008.062.400.360.24
Schleicher County29.862.180.220.040.0048.260.130.004.180.130.350.13
 
Comparisons to State Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Menard County 68.64152.35172.6839.4288.6311.130.00119.105.242.393.73
Texas 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
National 140.76230.24196.94243.9335.8575.19130.0645.2692.67102.36146.29
Tom Green County 115.7696.05124.8075.53110.4815.2029.64116.7924.1435.9641.50
McCulloch County 172.6857.490.000.0084.431.120.00159.996.599.6114.09
Kimble County 158.2996.5348.6321.6570.090.000.0077.839.9610.084.73
Mason County 160.790.000.000.0066.520.000.0065.280.920.000.00
Sutton County 56.0754.300.00173.11182.810.000.00165.311.871.360.00
Concho County 52.1085.5832.3377.5170.0827.520.00339.5529.4416.0916.77
Schleicher County 75.8177.8347.050.00152.755.460.00176.321.6115.609.15
 
Comparisons to National Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Menard County 48.7666.1787.6816.16247.2114.810.00263.175.662.332.55
Texas 71.0443.4350.7841.00278.92133.0076.89220.97107.9197.7068.36
National 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
Tom Green County 82.2441.7263.3730.96308.1420.2222.79258.0726.0535.1328.37
McCulloch County 122.6824.970.000.00235.501.490.00353.527.119.389.63
Kimble County 112.4541.9324.698.87195.510.000.00171.9910.759.853.23
Mason County 114.230.000.000.00185.530.000.00144.240.990.000.00
Sutton County 39.8323.580.0070.97509.910.000.00365.282.021.330.00
Concho County 37.0237.1716.4231.77195.4636.600.00750.2931.7715.7211.47
Schleicher County 53.8633.8023.890.00426.047.260.00389.621.7315.256.26
 
Ancestry Report Part II
DescriptionTotal Population Canadian British Dutch French German Italian Polish Scandi­navian Scotish/ Irish Spanish Other European

Menard County1,875012611121382015136030
Texas (in 000's)31,782471,148722051,1522371301951,068107442
National (in 000's)343,2511,35018,0691,8283,64224,7089,0274,6675,96920,6251,1409,563
Tom Green County121,9381145,5714288406,9716423238595,8424471,489
McCulloch County7,4539395158358818221054122263
Kimble County4,43932828895322762336411158
Mason County4,002030064997131422376068
Sutton County3,28804051043110126100
Concho County3,3387111422211124641819215
Schleicher County2,29401024155141988018
 
Per Cent to Total PopulationDiversity
Index
 

Menard County17.640.006.720.590.647.360.110.000.807.250.001.60
Texas14.720.153.610.230.643.620.750.410.613.360.341.39
National7.830.395.260.531.067.202.631.361.746.010.332.79
Tom Green County18.840.094.570.350.695.720.530.260.704.790.371.22
McCulloch County15.850.125.300.201.117.890.240.301.415.530.033.53
Kimble County14.380.076.350.182.0011.980.610.140.528.200.253.56
Mason County15.660.007.500.151.2224.260.070.350.559.400.001.70
Sutton County38.990.001.220.150.301.310.330.000.361.860.000.00
Concho County13.840.213.330.120.666.320.360.121.925.420.276.44
Schleicher County29.860.004.450.170.652.220.170.040.393.840.000.78
 
Comparisons to State Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Menard County 0.00186.08260.6599.33203.0514.290.00130.66215.750.00115.01
Texas 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
National 267.21145.76236.61164.66198.59352.45333.30284.01178.7399.05200.27
Tom Green County 63.51126.51155.95106.91157.7270.5664.94115.06142.51109.3187.78
McCulloch County 82.03146.7589.42172.84217.6532.3772.36230.10164.438.00253.66
Kimble County 45.91175.9180.07311.17330.6381.5133.1484.63243.9173.89255.86
Mason County 0.00207.5766.61190.02669.3710.0585.7689.79279.470.00122.14
Sutton County 0.0033.6967.5647.2036.0844.830.0059.6155.180.000.00
Concho County 142.4692.0853.24102.29174.3948.1829.38313.16161.2980.40462.99
Schleicher County 0.00123.1277.47101.4861.3323.3710.6964.08114.110.0056.40
 
Comparisons to National Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Menard County 0.00127.66110.1660.32102.254.060.0046.01120.710.0057.43
Texas 37.4268.6142.2660.7350.3628.3730.0035.2155.95100.9649.93
National 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
Tom Green County 23.7786.7965.9164.9379.4220.0219.4840.5179.73110.3543.83
McCulloch County 30.70100.6837.79104.96109.609.1821.7181.0292.008.08126.65
Kimble County 17.18120.6833.84188.97166.4923.139.9429.80136.4774.60127.75
Mason County 0.00142.4028.15115.40337.072.8525.7331.61156.360.0060.99
Sutton County 0.0023.1128.5528.6718.1712.720.0020.9930.880.000.00
Concho County 53.3163.1722.5062.1287.8113.678.81110.2690.2481.17231.18
Schleicher County 0.0084.4732.7461.6330.896.633.2122.5663.840.0028.16
 
Ancestry Report Part III
DescriptionTotal Population Chinese Filipino Japanese Korean Vietnamese South Central Asian South East Asian Other Asian Middle Eastern Other Ancestry Unknown

Menard County1,875000002001415336
Texas (in 000's)31,7822511672791312671109741094,6813,388
National (in 000's)343,2514,4613,0107931,5411,9135,4521,6431,2291,93147,32251,000
Tom Green County121,9381314424217829129411713910624,08515,956
McCulloch County7,453140000230001,4641,314
Kimble County4,4390000021140940636
Mason County4,00201500000012568507
Sutton County3,288000000030731203
Concho County3,3381000139680678559
Schleicher County2,294000000030522201
 
Per Cent to Total PopulationDiversity
Index
 

Menard County17.640.000.000.000.000.000.110.000.000.0522.1317.92
Texas14.720.790.530.080.290.982.110.340.230.3414.7310.66
National7.831.300.880.230.450.561.590.480.360.5613.7914.86
Tom Green County18.840.110.360.030.150.240.240.100.110.0919.7513.09
McCulloch County15.850.190.000.000.000.000.310.000.000.0019.6417.63
Kimble County14.380.000.000.000.000.000.050.020.320.0021.1814.33
Mason County15.660.000.370.000.000.000.000.000.000.3014.1912.67
Sutton County38.990.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.090.0022.236.17
Concho County13.840.030.000.000.000.390.270.180.240.0020.3116.75
Schleicher County29.860.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.130.0022.768.76
 
Comparisons to State Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Menard County 0.000.000.000.000.005.050.000.0015.59150.28168.08
Texas 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
National 164.48167.03272.35156.4556.8375.20139.56154.61164.3893.60139.36
Tom Green County 13.6069.0440.6150.8624.3411.4127.9849.2125.41134.11122.73
McCulloch County 23.770.000.000.000.0014.610.000.000.00133.37165.36
Kimble County 0.000.000.000.000.002.136.57136.150.00143.78134.38
Mason County 0.0071.390.000.000.000.000.000.0087.6396.36118.82
Sutton County 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.0039.390.00150.9557.91
Concho County 3.790.000.000.0039.7112.7652.41103.460.00137.91157.07
Schleicher County 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.0056.450.00154.5082.18
 
Comparisons to National Norms % to Total >= 150% % to Total < 50% 

Menard County 0.000.000.000.000.006.720.000.009.48160.54120.61
Texas 60.8059.8736.7263.92175.97132.9971.6564.6860.83106.8371.76
National 100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
Tom Green County 8.2741.3314.9132.5142.8215.1820.0531.8315.46143.2788.07
McCulloch County 14.450.000.000.000.0019.430.000.000.00142.48118.66
Kimble County 0.000.000.000.000.002.844.7188.060.00153.6096.43
Mason County 0.0042.740.000.000.000.000.000.0053.31102.9585.27
Sutton County 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.0025.470.00161.2641.55
Concho County 2.310.000.000.0069.8816.9837.5566.910.00147.33112.71
Schleicher County 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.0036.510.00165.0558.97


Sources: STI: PopStats, Circa April 2025