Johnson County, Texas
Johnson County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with number 88000439 |
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US state : | Texas |
Administrative headquarters : | Cleburne |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Johnson County Courthouse P.O. Box 662 Cleburne, TX 76033-0662 |
Foundation : | 1854 |
Made up from: |
Ellis County Hill County Navarro County |
Area code : | 001 817 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 150,934 (2010) |
Population density : | 79.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1902 km² |
Water surface : | 13 km² |
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Website : www.johnsoncountytx.org |
The Johnson County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Cleburne . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
geography
The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Texas, halfway to Oklahoma, and covers an area of 1,902 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Tarrant County , Ellis County , Hill County , Bosque County , Somervell County , Hood County, and Parker County .
history
Johnson County was formed on February 13, 1854 from parts of Ellis County, Hill County and Navarro County , and the administrative organization was completed on August 7 of the same year. It was named after Middleton Tate Johnson (1810-1866), a Texas Rangers commander and politician. Johnson was a member of the state legislatures for Alabama and the Republic of Texas . During the Mexican-American War he fought in the Battle of Monterrey . Although he opposed southern secession , he raised a Texas cavalry regiment for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War .
Eight structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of December 8, 2019, the Hinojosa Site .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 4305 | - | |
1870 | 4923 | 14.4% | |
1880 | 17,911 | 263.8% | |
1890 | 22,813 | 27.4% | |
1900 | 33,819 | 48.2% | |
1910 | 34,460 | 1.9% | |
1920 | 37.286 | 8.2% | |
1930 | 33,317 | -10.6% | |
1940 | 30,384 | -8.8% | |
1950 | 31,390 | 3.3% | |
1960 | 34,720 | 10.6% | |
1970 | 45,769 | 31.8% | |
1980 | 67,649 | 47.8% | |
1990 | 97.165 | 43.6% | |
2000 | 126,811 | 30.5% | |
2010 | 150.934 | 19% | |
1860-2010 |
Johnson County had a population of 126,811 as of the 2000 census ; 43,636 households and 34,428 families were counted. The population density was 67 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.01 percent white, 2.50 percent African American, 0.64 percent Native American, 0.52 percent Asian, 0.18 percent from the Pacific island area and 4.52 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.63 percent were descended from two or more races. 12.12 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 43,636 households, 39.5 percent had children or young people living with them. 64.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers, and 21.1 percent were non-families. 17.3 percent were single households and 6.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.20 people.
28.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24, 30.2 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $ 44,621 , and the median income for a family was $ 49,963. Males had a median income of $ 36,718 and females $ 25,149. The per capita income was $ 18,400. 6.9 percent of families and 8.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
cities and communes
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ^ Johnson 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 25, 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
- ↑ 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. 156.
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↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 8, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 8, 2019. - ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF file; 682 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
- ^ Johnson County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 32 ° 23 ′ N , 97 ° 22 ′ W