Mason County, Texas

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The Mason County Courthouse in Mason, listed in the Mason Historic District in the NRHP with the number 74002086 [1]
The Mason County Courthouse in Mason, listed in the Mason Historic District on the NRHP with number 74002086
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : mason
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Mason County Courthouse
P.O. Box 702
Mason, TX 76856-0702
Foundation : 1858
Made up from: Gillespie County
Area code : 001 325
Demographics
Residents : 4012  (2010)
Population density : 1.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2414 km²
Water surface : 0 km²
map
Map of Mason County within Texas
Website : www.co.mason.tx.us

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

geography

The county is near the geographic center of Texas and covers an area of ​​2,414 square kilometers with no significant water surface. The county is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: McCulloch County , San Saba County , Llano County , Gillespie County , Kimble County, and Menard Counties .

history

The county was a Native American summer hunting area until the mid-19th century, mainly the Apaches until the end of the 18th century , then ousted by the Comanche . In the 1840s, German-speaking and ethnic settlers settled in the area of ​​what will later become the county, and later settlers who call themselves "US Americans" to protect the settlers from the resulting conflicts of today Countyseats the Fort Mason of the US Army established. Nevertheless, Indian raids continued until the 1870s.

When Mason County was formed from parts of Gillespie County in 1858, the fort was named after the county. In the first few years the history of the county was made by the Indian danger and the contrast between the "Germans" and the "American". In 1860, for example, the majority and almost all "Germans" were against the secession of Texas from the Union, while the majority of the "Americans" supported it.

Conflicts between the two population groups increased in the 1860s, when the county's economy specialized in cattle breeding and the local law enforcement agencies and the Texas Rangers could no longer cope with the rampant cattle theft. This led to a reciprocal surge of violence and lynching , known as Mason County War and Hoodoo War , respectively, until the County's Justice of the Peace asked the State of Texas to send troops in 1874. Despite this, the conflict escalated further in 1875 and flared up again and again until 1877.

Four structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 18, 2020, including the Mason Historic District , Reynolds-Seaquist House, and State Highway 9 Bridge at the Llano River .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 630 -
1870 678 7.6%
1880 2655 291.6%
1890 5180 95.1%
1900 5573 7.6%
1910 5683 2%
1920 4824 -15.1%
1930 5511 14.2%
1940 5378 -2.4%
1950 4945 -8.1%
1960 3780 -23.6%
1970 3356 -11.2%
1980 3683 9.7%
1990 3423 -7.1%
2000 3738 9.2%
2010 4012 7.3%
1860-2010
State Highway 9 Bridge over the Llano River , listed in the NRHP with the number 96001128
Mason County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Mason County had 3,738 people in 1,607 households and 1,110 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.6 percent white, 0.13 percent African American, 0.62 percent Native American, 0.05 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 5.75 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 20.95 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,607 households, 25.9 percent had children or young people living with them. 59.1 percent were married couples living together, 7.7 percent were single mothers and 30.9 percent were non-families. 29.2 percent were single households and 17.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83 people.

22.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 4.7 percent between 18 and 24, 20.7 percent between 25 and 44, 28.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 23.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,921 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,360. Males had a median income of $ 28,125 and women $ 20,000. The per capita income was $ 20,931. 10.1 percent of families and 13.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

See also

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 74002086 . Retrieved April 10, 2019
  2. ^ Mason County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ↑ 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uscounties.org
  4. ↑ a b Alice J. Rhoades: Mason County. In: The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), 1999 ff (English, tshaonline.org ).
  5. ↑ Margaret Beer Whale: Mason County War. In: The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), 1999 ff (English, tshaonline.org ).
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
  8. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 96001128.Retrieved April 10, 2019
  9. ^ Mason County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 30 ° 43 ′  N , 99 ° 13 ′  W