Colorado County

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The Colorado County Courthouse in Columbus, listed on the NRHP with No. 76002015 [1]
The Colorado County Courthouse in Columbus, listed on the NRHP as # 76002015
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Columbus
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Colorado County Courthouse
P.O. Drawer 68
Columbus, TX 78934
Foundation : 1836
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 979
Demographics
Residents : 20,874  (2010)
Population density : 8.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2522 km²
Water surface : 28 km²
map
Map of Colorado County within Texas
Website : www.rtis.com/reg/colorado-cty

The Colorado County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Columbus .

geography

The county is located southeast of the geographic center of Texas, about 100 km off the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of ​​2522 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Austin County , Wharton County , Jackson County , Lavaca County, and Fayette County .

history

Colorado County was formed as the original county in 1836. It was named after the Colorado River .

Seven 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 2257 -
1860 7885 249.4%
1870 8326 5.6%
1880 16,673 100.3%
1890 19,512 17%
1900 22,203 13.8%
1910 18,897 -14.9%
1920 19,013 0.6%
1930 19,129 0.6%
1940 17,812 -6.9%
1950 17,576 -1.3%
1960 18,463 5%
1970 17,638 -4.5%
1980 18,823 6.7%
1990 18,383 -2.3%
2000 20,390 10.9%
2010 20,874 2.4%
1850-2010
Colorado County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River , listed on the NRHP with the number 96001111
Harrison-Hastedt House , listed in the NRHP with the number 04000231

As of the 2000 census , Colorado County had 20,390 people in 7,641 households and 5,402 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.79 percent white, 14.80 percent African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.21 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 10.04 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.78 percent were descended from two or more races. 19.74 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,641 households, 31.1 percent had children or young people living with them. 56.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.9 percent were single mothers and 29.3 percent were non-families. 26.2 percent were single households and 14.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08 people.

25.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.9 percent between 18 and 24, 23.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 32,425 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,388. Males had a median income of $ 30,063 versus $ 20,014 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,910. 12.3 percent of families and 16.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ^ Colorado County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
  6. ↑ Colorado County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 29 ° 37 ′  N , 96 ° 31 ′  W