Henderson County, Texas

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Henderson County Courthouse
Henderson County Courthouse
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Athens
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Henderson County Courthouse
P.O. Box 632
Athens, TX 75751
Foundation : 1846
Made up from: Houston County
Nacogdoches County
Area code : 001 903
Demographics
Residents : 78,532  (2010)
Population density : 34.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2458 km²
Water surface : 194 km²
map
Map of Henderson County within Texas
Website : www.co.henderson.tx.us

The Henderson County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Athens .

geography

The county is northeast of the geographic center of Texas, approximately 120 km from Louisiana , Arkansas, and Oklahoma . It has an area of ​​2458 square kilometers, of which 194 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Kaufman County , Smith County , Cherokee County , Anderson County , Navarro County, and Ellis County .

history

Henderson County was formed on April 26, 1846 from parts of Houston County and Nacogdoches County . The administrative organization was completed on July 13 of the same year. It was named after James Pinckney Henderson , the first governor of the state of Texas . Prior to that, Henderson held a number of important positions in the Republic of Texas such as Attorney General and Ambassador to Washington, DC After serving as Governor, he rose to Major General in the United States Army and fought in the Battle of Monterrey . He was a senator from 1857 to 1858 .

Faulk and Gauntt Building (2016)

One structure in the county is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of October 25, 2019, the Faulk and Gauntt Building .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 1237 -
1860 4595 271.5%
1870 6786 47.7%
1880 9735 43.5%
1890 12,285 26.2%
1900 19,970 62.6%
1910 20,131 0.8%
1920 28,327 40.7%
1930 30,583 8th %
1940 31,822 4.1%
1950 23,405 -26.5%
1960 21,786 -6.9%
1970 26,466 21.5%
1980 42,606 61%
1990 58,543 37.4%
2000 73.277 25.2%
2010 78,532 7.2%
1850-2010
Henderson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Fiddlers Association Monument in Athens

According to the 2000 census , Henderson County's population was 73,277 people in 28,804 households and 20,969 families. The population density was 32 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.50 percent white, 6.61 percent African American, 0.54 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.72 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.30 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.92 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 28,804 households, 29.0 percent had children or young people living with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers and 27.2 percent were non-families. 23.7 percent were single households and 11.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94 people.

24.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24, 25.0 percent between 25 and 44, 24.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,533 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,255. Males had a median income of $ 31,847 versus $ 21,650 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,772. 11.7 percent of families and 15.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Henderson 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. ↑ 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. 134.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 25, 2019.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1860–2010 (PDF file; 682 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
  6. ↑ Henderson County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 32 ° 13 ′  N , 95 ° 51 ′  W