Named for a local fort, which was named for a Spanish palace, this territory in the Corpus Christi metro area is home of more than 24050 people reporting a population increase of more than 6% between 2000 and 2004. When analyzing the demographic data in this land of more than 6400 families, we locate an extensive majority of White Non Hispanic population, close to 20% of Latino inhabitants, and less than 5% of African American, Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other races. Aransas has only two local newspapers that you might consult when coming to this territory; the Aransas Pass Progress and the Rockport Pilot.