Refugio County, Texas
12 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 6,707
- Median household income
- $60,181
- ±5,864
- Unemployed
- 4.5%
- 129 of 2,861 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.9%
- 2,119 of 2,495 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Refugio | 6,756 (2021) | 808 Commerce St, Refugio | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Austwell | 118 (2021) | Po Box 147, Austwell | — |
| City of Woodsboro | 1,299 (2021) | Po Box 632, Woodsboro | — |
| Town of Bayside | 275 (2021) | Po Box 194, Bayside | — |
| Town of Refugio | 2,790 (2021) | Po Box 1020, Refugio | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugio County Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 358, Tivoli | — |
| Refugio County Memorial Hospital | Hospitals | 107 Swift St, Refugio | Website |
| Refugio Groundwater Conservancy District | Irrigation | Po Box 116, Refugio | Website |
| Refugio County Navigation District | Sea and inland port facilities | 808 Commerce St, Refugio | — |
| Refugio County Wcid 1 | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 397, Tivoli | — |
| Copano Bay Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 603 E Empresario St, Refugio | — |
| Refugio County Water Control and Improvement District 2 | Water supply utility | 701 Lantana St, Refugio | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
AUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD
School district2 schools
207 REDFISH ST, Tivoli, TX, 77990
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
REFUGIO ISD
School district3 schools
212 W VANCE ST, Refugio, TX, 78377
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WOODSBORO ISD
School district2 schools
408 S KASTEN, Woodsboro, TX, 78393
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Victoria Farmers' Market (Victoria)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.