Lackland Air Force Base
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Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located west of San Antonio, Texas, USA. It is located at 29°23'23" North, 98°36'45" West (29.389767, -98.612513)Template:GR.
Lackland AFB is the main entry processing station for Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT). It shared this status temporarily with Amarillo Air Force Base during the Vietnam War, but Amarillo AFB closed in 1968.
Lackland AFB is home to the Air Force Regional Confinement Facility.
Lackland hosts a collection of vintage military aircraft, including a B-52 Stratofortress bomber, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, C-121 Constellation, and a B-25 Mitchell bomber.
The Department of Defense has proposed a major realignment of the base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure program announced on May 13, 2005.
Census information
The following information is from the 2000 census, which treats the base as a town.
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 7,123 people, 174 households, and 152 families residing on the base. The population density is 642.6/km² (1,662.6/mi²). There are 412 housing units at an average density of 37.2/km² (96.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 65.20% White, 19.01% Black or African American, 0.86% Native American, 3.64% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 2.20% from other races, and 8.77% from two or more races. 13.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 174 households out of which 79.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% are married couples living together, 9.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 12.6% are non-families. 12.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.49 and the average family size is 3.78.
On the base the population is spread out with 5.3% under the age of 18, 79.8% from 18 to 24, 14.5% from 25 to 44, 0.4% from 45 to 64, and none who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 20 years. For every 100 females there are 256 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 267.3 males.
The median income for a household in the base is $32,250, and the median income for a family is $31,923. Males have a median income of $16,435 versus $15,572 for females. The per capita income for the base is $10,048. 7.3% of the population and 6.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.3% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
External links
- Official website (http://www.lackland.af.mil/home/)
- US Air Force Basic Military Training Flight Photo Collection (http://www.lackland.af.mil/info/flightphoto.asp)
- BRAC 2005: Closings, Realignments to Reshape Infrastructure (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2005/20050513_1081.html)