Bailey County

administration
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Muleshoe
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Bailey County Courthouse 300 S. 1st Street Muleshoe, TX 79347
Foundation :	1876
Made up from:	Bexar County
Area code :	001 806
Demographics
Residents :	7165  (2010)
Population density :	3.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2143 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map
Website : www.co.bailey.tx.us

The Bailey County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Muleshoe . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in northwest Texas on the border with New Mexico and has an area of ​​2,143 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Parmer County , Lamb County , Hockley County , Cochran County .

history

Bailey County was formed from parts of Bexar County on August 21, 1876 , and the administrative organization ended in 1917. It was named after Peter James Bailey III. (1812–1836), a soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	4th		-
1910	312		7,700%
1920	517		65.7%
1930	5186		903.1%
1940	6318		21.8%
1950	7592		20.2%
1960	9090		19.7%
1970	8487		-6.6%
1980	8168		-3.8%
1990	7064		-13.5%
2000	6594		-6.7%
2010	7165		8.7%
For all years Bailey County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Muleshoe Goose Lake in Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Common crane in Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

As of the 2000 census , Bailey County had 6,594 people in 2,348 households and 1,777 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 66.68 percent white, 1.27 percent African American, 0.65 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian and 28.60 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.65 percent were descended from two or more races. 47.30 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,348 households, 37.1 percent had children or young people living with them. 64.9 percent were married couples living together, 7.5 percent were single mothers, and 24.3 percent were non-families. 22.3 percent were single households and 12.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.28 people.

30.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 24.7 percent between 25 and 44, 21.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 27,901 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,898. Males had a median income of $ 25,150 versus $ 18,309 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,979. 13.5 percent of families and 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

• Baileyboro
• Bula
• Enochs
• Fairview
• Maple
• Muleshoe
• Needmore
• progress
• Stegall

Protected areas and parks

• Babe Ruth Park
• City Park
• Clark Monument Number 4
• Muleshoe City Park
• Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bailey County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original dated April 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012 
3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 14 .
4. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF file; 682 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
5. ↑ 04000US48 | 05000US48015 & _street = & _ county = Bailey + County & _cityTown = Bailey + County & _STATE = 04000US48 & _zip = & _ lang = en & _sse = on & ActiveGeoDiv = geoSelect & _useEV = pCtxt = fph & PGsl = 050 & _submenuId = factsheet_1 & ds_name = DEC_2000_SAFF & _ci_nbr = null & qr_name = null & reg = null% 3Anull & _keyword = & _ industry = Bailey County, Texas , Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Bailey County, Texas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Bailey County in Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
• Bailey County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties

Coordinates: 34 ° 4 ′  N , 102 ° 50 ′  W