Jackson County, Texas

administration
The Jackson County Courthouse in Edna
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Edna
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Jackson County Courthouse 115 W. Main Street Edna, TX 77957-2733
Foundation :	1836
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 361
Demographics
Residents :	14,075 (2010)
Population density :	6.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2220 km²
Water surface :	71 km²
map

Website : www.co.jackson.tx.us

The Jackson County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Edna .

geography

The county is located in southwest Texas, about 40 km off the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 2220 square kilometers, of which 71 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Colorado County , Wharton County , Matagorda County , Calhoun County , Victoria County, and Lavaca County .

history

Jackson County was formed as the original county in 1836. It was named after Andrew Jackson , the seventh President of the United States.

Texana Presbyterian Church (2016)

Five structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of November 20, 2019, including the Texana Presbyterian Church .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	996	-
1860	2612	162.2%
1870	2278	-12.8%
1880	2723	19.5%
1890	3281	20.5%
1900	6094	85.7%
1910	6471	6.2%
1920	11,244	73.8%
1930	10,980	-2.3%
1940	11,720	6.7%
1950	12,916	10.2%
1960	14,040	8.7%
1970	12,975	-7.6%
1980	13,352	2.9%
1990	13,039	-2.3%
2000	14,391	10.4%
2010	14,075	-2.2%
1850-2010 Jackson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Carancahua Bay

According to the 2000 census , Jackson County had 14,391 people. 255 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 5,336 households and 3,889 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 76.49 percent white, 7.64 percent African American, 0.39 percent Native American, 0.39 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 12.65 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.39 percent were from two or more races. 24.68 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,336 households, 34.7 percent had children or young people living with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers, and 27.1 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent were single households and 12.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.15 people.

27.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.2 percent between 18 and 24, 26.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males and for every 100 females aged 18 years or over there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 35,254 , and the median income for a family was $ 42,066. Males had a median income of $ 32,639 versus $ 19,661 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,693. 12.2 percent of families and 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

↑ Jackson 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 dated April 2, 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

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 20, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 20, 2019.

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

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