Houston County, Texas

administration
The Houston County Courthouse , Crockett, listed on the NRHP as # 10000248
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Crockett
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Houston County Courthouse P.O. Box 370 Crockett, TX 75835
Foundation :	1837
Made up from:	Nacogdoches County
Area code :	001 936
Demographics
Residents :	23,732 (2010)
Population density :	7.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3203 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map

Website : www.co.houston.tx.us

The Houston County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Crockett . The county is one of the so-called dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in east Texas, about 90 km from the Louisiana border and has an area of 3,203 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Anderson County , Cherokee County , Angelina County , Trinity County , Walker County , Madison County, and Leon Counties .

history

Houston County was formed on June 12, 1837 from parts of Nacogdoches County . It was named after Samuel Houston , one of the most important characters in Texas history. Houston was a signatory to the Declaration of Independence for the Republic of Texas . During the Texan Revolution he was Commander in Chief of the Army and led it to victory in the Battle of San Jacinto . After that he was first President of the Republic of Texas, later Senator and Governor of Texas . He was removed from this post when he refused to take an oath on the Confederate States of America .

Downes-Aldrich House (2014)

Seven buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of November 2, 2019, including Downes-Aldrich House in addition to the Houston County Courthouse .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	2721	-
1860	8058	196.1%
1870	8147	1.1%
1880	16,702	105%
1890	19,360	15.9%
1900	25,452	31.5%
1910	29,564	16.2%
1920	28,601	-3.3%
1930	30,017	5%
1940	31,137	3.7%
1950	22,825	-26.7%
1960	19,376	-15.1%
1970	17,855	-7.8%
1980	22,299	24.9%
1990	21,375	-4.1%
2000	23,185	8.5%
2010	23,732	2.4%
1850-2010 Houston County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Ratcliff Lake

As of the 2000 census, Houston County's population was 23,185. Of these, 2,999 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 8,259 households and 5,756 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 68.57 percent white, 27.93 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.25 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.76 percent were from two or more races. 7.50 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,259 households, 28.7 percent had children or young people living with them. 51.9 percent were married couples living together, 14.2 percent were single mothers and 30.3 percent were non-families. 27.9 percent were single households and 15.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

23.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.8 percent between 18 and 24, 27.7 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 114.1 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 115.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 28,119 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,033. Males had a median income of $ 29,143 versus $ 19,885 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,525. 15.6 percent of families and 21.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved October 10, 2012
↑ Houston 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 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@ 2

↑ 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. 141.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 2, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 2, 2019.

↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012

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