Castro County

Castro County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Dimmitt
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Castro County 100 E. Bedford Dimmitt, TX 79027
Foundation :	1876
Made up from:	Bexar County
Area code :	001 806
Demographics
Residents :	8062  (2010)
Population density :	3.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2329 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map
Website : www.co.castro.tx.us

The Castro County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Dimmitt .

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Texas in the Texas Panhandle , about 50 km east of New Mexico and has an area of ​​2329 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Deaf Smith County , Randall County , Swisher County , Hale County , Lamb County, and Parmer County .

history

Castro County was formed from parts of Bexar County on August 21, 1876 , and the administrative organization was completed in 1891. It was named after Henri Castro (1786-1865), a consul of the Republic of Texas in France, who founded several settlements for French migrants in Texas in the 1840s.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1890	9		-
1900	400		4,344.4%
1910	1850		362.5%
1920	1948		5.3%
1930	4720		142.3%
1940	4631		-1.9%
1950	5417		17%
1960	8923		64.7%
1970	10,394		16.5%
1980	10,556		1.6%
1990	9070		-14.1%
2000	8285		-8.7%
2010	8062		-2.7%
1890-2010 Age pyramid of Castro County (as of 2000)

Ozark Trail marker

Castro County's population was 8,285 as of the 2000 census . 65 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 2,761 households and 2,159 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 75.4 percent white, 2.3 percent African American, 1.2 percent Indian and 19.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were from two or more races. 51.7 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,761 households, 40.9 percent had children or young people living with them. 65.1 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent were single mothers, and 21.8 percent were non-families. 20.5 percent were single households and 10.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.45 people.

33.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 and 24, 24.3 percent between 25 and 44, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,619 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,422. Males had a median income of $ 25,379 versus $ 20,433 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,457. 15.7 percent of families and 19.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line .

Places in the county

Arney Dimmitt Flag

Hard Hilburn

Nazareth Roy

Summerfield Sunnyside

Individual evidence

1. ^ Castro County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 48 .
4. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
5. ^ Castro County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

• Castro County in Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
• "Castro County Profile" of the "Texas Association of Counties"

Coordinates: 34 ° 32 ′  N , 102 ° 16 ′  W