Llano County

administration
The Llano County Courthouse in Llano, listed on the NRHP with the number 77001459
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Llano
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Llano County Courthouse 107 W. Sandstone Llano, TX 78643-1919
Foundation :	1856
Made up from:	Bexar County Gillespie County
Area code :	001 325
Demographics
Residents :	19,301 (2010)
Population density :	8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2502 km²
Water surface :	81 km²
map

Website : www.co.llano.tx.us

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

geography

The county is located to the east, near the geographic center of Texas, and has an area of 2502 square kilometers, of which 81 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: San Saba County , Burnet County , Blanco County , Gillespie County, and Mason County .

history

Llano County was formed on February 1, 1856 from parts of Bexar County and Gillespie County. The administrative organization was completed on August 4th of the same year. It was named after the Llano River , whose name comes from the original Spanish name Rio de los Llanos ("River of the Prairie").

Seven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 16, 2020, including the Llano County Courthouse and Jail , the Southern Hotel, and the Badu Building .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	1101	-
1870	1379	25.2%
1880	4962	259.8%
1890	6772	36.5%
1900	7301	7.8%
1910	6520	-10.7%
1920	5360	-17.8%
1930	5538	3.3%
1940	5996	8.3%
1950	5377	-10.3%
1960	5240	-2.5%
1970	6979	33.2%
1980	10.144	45.4%
1990	11,631	14.7%
2000	17,044	46.5%
2010	19.301	13.2%
1860-2010 Age pyramid of Llano County (as of 2000)

The State Highway 29 Bridge over the Colorado River between Burnet County and Llano Counties , listed on the NRHP with the number 96001116

The Southern Hotel , listed in the NRHP with the number 79002992

As of the 2000 census , Llano County had 17,044 people in 7,879 households and 5,365 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.27 percent white, 0.30 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.38 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.77 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.84 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.13 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,879 households, 16.9 percent had children or young people living with them. 59.5 percent were married couples living together, 5.9 percent were single mothers and 31.9 percent were non-families. 28.3 percent were single households and 16.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.56 people.

15.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 4.5 percent between 18 and 24, 18.4 percent between 25 and 44, 30.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 30.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,830 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,597. Males had a median income of $ 30,839 versus $ 21,126 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,547. 7.2 percent of families and 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ Llano 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

↑ 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. 183.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 2020.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 2020.

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

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

^ Llano County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .