Cherokee County, Texas

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Cherokee County Courthouse
Cherokee County Courthouse
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Rusk
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Cherokee County Courthouse
P.O. Drawer 420
Rusk, TX 75785
Foundation : 1846
Made up from: Nacogdoches County
Area code : 001 903
Demographics
Residents : 50,845  (2010)
Population density : 18.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2750 km²
Water surface : 25 km²
map
Map of Cherokee County within Texas
Website : www.co.cherokee.tx.us

The Cherokee County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Rusk .

geography

The county is east of the geographic center of Texas, about 100 km from the Louisiana border and has an area of ​​2,750 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Smith County , Rusk County , Nacogdoches County , Angelina County , Houston County , Anderson County, and Henderson County .

history

Cherokee County was formed in 1846 from parts of Nacogdoches County. It was named after the Cherokee , an Indian people.

The Aber and Haberle Houses are one of the county's six entries in the NRHP.

Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of October 19, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 6673 -
1860 12,098 81.3%
1870 11,079 -8.4%
1880 16,723 50.9%
1890 22,975 37.4%
1900 25,154 9.5%
1910 29,038 15.4%
1920 37,633 29.6%
1930 43,180 14.7%
1940 43,970 1.8%
1950 38,694 -12%
1960 33,120 -14.4%
1970 32.008 -3.4%
1980 38.127 19.1%
1990 41,049 7.7%
2000 46,659 13.7%
2010 50,845 9%
1850-2010
Cherokee County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , there were 46,659 people in Cherokee County. 2,824 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 16,651 households and 12,105 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 74.34 percent white, 15.96 percent African American, 0.47 percent Native American, 0.40 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 7.43 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.34 percent were from two or more races. 13.24 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 16,651 households, 33.4 percent had children or adolescents living with them. 55.7 percent were married couples living together, 12.8 percent were single mothers, and 27.3 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent were single households and 11.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11 people.

26.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.3 percent between 18 and 24, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 99 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,313 , and the median income for a family is $ 34,750. Males had a median income of $ 26,410 versus $ 19,788 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,980. 13.7 percent of families and 17.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cherokee 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 from January 24, 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uscounties.org
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
  5. ↑ Cherokee County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 31 ° 50 ′  N , 95 ° 10 ′  W