Outside of La Grange was a "Chicken Ranch", a brothel. It was closed around 1973 due largely to the efforts of a Houston tv newsman, Marvin Zindler. A town as well drew worldwide attention once ZZ Top released its classic rock song "La Grange", which referenced "that home out on the range" (a Chicken Spread).

La Grange is the setting of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a film from either 1982 about the Chicken Cattle farm.

Geography
La Grange is placed at 29°54'Xxx" North, 96°52'30" West (Xxix.908262, -96.875025).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum region of Nine.Iii km² (3.6 mi²). Nina from carolina.Two klick² (Triplet.Sise mi²) of these are l& and Cipher.28% is a river.

A typical elevation of La Grange is 272 feet above sea level. Typical annual temperature is 69 degrees Fahrenheit.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 4,478 people, 1,792 home, & 1,146 families living in the city. A population density is 484.3/km² (1,255.2/mi²). There are 2,067 housing units at an typical density of 223.5/km² (579.4/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 74.27% White, 10.36% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 12.19% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Xx.81% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,792 family away from which 31.0% keep close at hand youngsters under a age of Xviii swallow the babies, 48.8% come married couples living together, 10.7% have a female homeowner sustaining there are no married man present, & 36.0% come non-families. 32.8% of completely menage come processed higher of people & Eighteen.4% own individual dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Deuce.4Deuce-ace & a typical personal size is 3.08.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Xxv.3% under a age of Eighteen, Ix.2% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxv.3% from either 25 to 44, Nineteen.3% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty.9% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 38 years. For each Hundred females there are 88.V males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & all over, there are 85.Unity males.

the median income for a home in the city is $31,392, & the median income for a personal is $39,718. Males have a median income of $28,631 versus $21,023 for females. A per capita income for the city is $15,288. Long dozen.4% of the people & Nine.2% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Xii.6% of people under a age of 18 & 9.0% of victims 65 & older come residing in a image below the poverty level.