Menard County, Texas

administration
The Menard County Courthouse in Menard, listed on the NRHP with number 03000935
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Menard
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Menard County Courthouse P.O. Box 1028 Menard, TX 76859-1028
Foundation :	1858
Made up from:	Bexar County
Area code :	001 915
Demographics
Residents :	2242 (2010)
Population density :	1 inhabitant / km ²
geography
Total area :	2337 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

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

geography

The county is located near the geographic center of Texas and covers an area of 2,337 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Concho County , McCulloch County , Mason County , Kimble County, and Schleicher County .

history

Menard County was formed from parts of Bexar County on January 22, 1858 , and the administrative organization was completed on May 8, 1871. It was named after Michel Branamour Menard (1803-1856), a French-Canadian trader, signatory of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Texas and a member of the State Legislature .

Three structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 18, 2020, the Fort McKavett Historic District , the Menard County Courthouse and the Site of Presidio San Luis de las Amarillas .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	667	-
1880	1239	85.8%
1890	1215	-1.9%
1900	2011	65.5%
1910	2707	34.6%
1920	3162	16.8%
1930	4447	40.6%
1940	4521	1.7%
1950	4175	-7.7%
1960	2964	-29%
1970	2646	-10.7%
1980	2346	-11.3%
1990	2252	-4%
2000	2360	4.8%
2010	2242	-5%
1870-2010 Menard County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The ruins of Presidio San Luis de las Amarillas , listed in the NRHP under the number 72001369

According to the 2000 census , Menard County had 2,360 people in 990 households and 665 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.54 percent white, 0.51 percent African American, 0.64 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 9.79 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.14 percent were descended from two or more races. 31.69 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 990 households, 28.5 percent had children or young people living with them. 54.0 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent were single mothers, and 32.8 percent were non-families. 30.4 percent were single households and 17.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 5.3 percent between 18 and 24, 21.9 percent between 25 and 44, 26.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 21.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 24,762 , and the median income for a family is $ 30,872. Males had a median income of $ 21,953 versus $ 20,000 for women. The per capita income was $ 15,987. 20.0 percent of families and 25.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Major highways

US Highway 83
US Highway 190
US Highway 377
State Highway 29

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved April 10, 2019
↑ Menard 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

↑ 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. 203.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 18, 2020.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 18, 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 April 10, 2019

↑ Menard County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .