McCulloch County

administration
The McCulloch County Courthouse in Brady, listed on the NRHP with number 77001515
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Brady
Address of the administrative headquarters:	McCulloch County Courthouse County Courthouse Square Brady, TX 76825
Foundation :	1856
Made up from:	Bexar County
Area code :	001 325
Demographics
Residents :	8283 (2010)
Population density :	3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2780 km²
Water surface :	10 km²
map

Website : www.co.mcculloch.tx.us

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

geography

The county is located near the geographic center of Texas and covers an area of 2,780 square kilometers, of which 10 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Coleman County , Brown County , San Saba County , Mason County , Menard County, and Concho County .

history

McCulloch County was formed in 1856 from parts of Bexar County . It was named after Benjamin McCulloch , a Texas ranger and later general in the Confederate Army .

Two structures in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 18, 2020, the McCulloch County Courthouse and Old McCulloch County Jail .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	173	-
1880	1533	786.1%
1890	3217	109.8%
1900	3960	23.1%
1910	13,405	238.5%
1920	11,020	-17.8%
1930	13,883	26%
1940	13.208	-4.9%
1950	11,701	-11.4%
1960	8815	-24.7%
1970	8571	-2.8%
1980	8735	1.9%
1990	8778	0.5%
2000	8205	-6.5%
2010	8283	1 %
1870-2010 McCulloch County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Old McCulloch County Jail , listed on the NRHP as # 75002073

According to the 2000 census , McCulloch County had 8,205 people in 3,277 households and 2,267 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.64 percent white, 1.57 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 11.71 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.63 percent were descended from two or more races. 27.04 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,277 households, 30.7 percent had children or young people living with them. 55.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers and 30.8 percent were non-families. 28.2 percent were single households and 15.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01 people.

26.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.6 percent between 18 and 24, 22.9 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 19.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 86 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 25,705 , and the median income for a family is $ 30,783. Males had a median income of $ 25,844 versus $ 18,337 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,579. 17.3 percent of families and 22.5 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
^ McCulloch County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ 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
^ McCulloch County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

31.2 -99.35Coordinates: 31 ° 12 ′ N , 99 ° 21 ′ W

[nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com-1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] McCulloch County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[3] 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.

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

[5] McCulloch County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .