Uvalde
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Uvalde may refer to:
- Uvalde CountyUvalde County, TexasUvalde County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 25,926. Its county seat is Uvalde. The county is named for Juan de Ugalde, the Spanish governor of Coahuila. Uvalde County was founded by Reading Wood Black who also founded the city of Uvalde,...
- a county in southSouth TexasSouth Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of and including San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande River, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico. The population of this region is about 3.7 million. The southern portion of this region is...
TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... - Uvalde, TexasUvalde, TexasUvalde is a city in and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,929 at the 2000 census.Uvalde was founded by Reading Wood Black in 1853 as the town of Encina. In 1856, when the county was organized, the town was renamed Uvalde for Spanish governor Juan de...
- a city and the Uvalde County seat - Uvalde EstatesUvalde Estates, TexasUvalde Estates is a census-designated place in Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,972 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Uvalde Estates is located at ....
- a census-designated placeCensus-designated placeA census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in Uvalde County - Uvalde Consolidated Independent School DistrictUvalde Consolidated Independent School DistrictUvalde Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Uvalde, Texas .Located in Uvalde County, the district extends into portions of Zavala and Real counties...
- a school district based in the city of Uvalde - USS Uvalde (AKA-88)USS Uvalde (AKA-88)USS Uvalde was an named after Uvalde County, Texas, the home of former Vice President John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner.Uvalde was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract on 27 March 1944 at Oakland, California, by the Moore Dry Dock Co.; launched on 20 May 1944; sponsored by...
- an AndromedaAndromeda class attack cargo shipAn Andromeda class attack cargo ship was an attack cargo ship built by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Kearny, New Jersey and Moore Dry Dock Co., in Oakland, California;during World War II...
class attack cargo ship