Grayson County, Texas

administration
Grayson County Courthouse
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Sherman
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Grayson County 100 W. Houston Street Sherman, TX 75090
Foundation :	1846
Made up from:	Fannin County
Area code :	001 903
Demographics
Residents :	120,877 (2010)
Population density :	50 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2536 km²
Water surface :	118 km²
map

Website : www.co.grayson.tx.us

The Grayson County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is Sherman .

geography

The county is northeast of the geographic center of Texas and borders Oklahoma to the north . It has an area of 2536 square kilometers, 118 square kilometers of which are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Fannin County , Collin County , Denton County , Cooke County, and in Oklahoma by the counties: Love County , Marshall County, and Bryan Counties .

history

Grayson County was formed in 1846 from parts of Fannin County. It was named after Peter Wagener Grayson (1788-1838), an Attorney General of the Republic of Texas .

Eisenhower Birthplace (2016)

Nine structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of June 6, 2019, including the birthplace of President Eisenhower .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	2008	-
1860	8184	307.6%
1870	14,387	75.8%
1880	38,108	164.9%
1890	53.211	39.6%
1900	63,661	19.6%
1910	65.996	3.7%
1920	74,165	12.4%
1930	65,843	-11.2%
1940	69,499	5.6%
1950	70,467	1.4%
1960	73.043	3.7%
1970	83,225	13.9%
1980	89,796	7.9%
1990	95.021	5.8%
2000	110,595	16.4%
2010	120,877	9.3%
1850-2010

Grayson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Grayson County had 110,595 people; 42,849 households and 30,208 families were counted. The population density was 46 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.20 percent white, 5.85 percent African American, 1.31 percent Native American, 0.57 percent Asian, 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.90 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.13 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.80 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 42,849 households, 32.1 percent had children or young people living with them. 55.2 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers and 29.5 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent were single households and 11.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

25.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.3 percent between 18 and 24, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,178 , and the median income for a family is $ 45,048. Males had a median income of $ 32,998 versus $ 23,414 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,862. 8.4 percent of families and 11.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

↑ Grayson County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012 @1@ 2

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 6, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 6, 2019.

↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1860–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012

↑ Grayson County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .