Midland County (Texas)

Midland County Courthouse in Midland
administration
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Midland
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Midland County Courthouse P.O. Box 211 Midland, TX 79701
Foundation :	1885
Made up from:	Tom Green County
Area code :	001 432
Demographics
Residents :	136,872  (2010)
Population density :	58.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2336 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map
Website : www.co.midland.tx.us

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

geography

The county is located west of the geographic center of Texas, about 70 km from the southeastern border with New Mexico and has an area of ​​2336 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Martin County , Glasscock County , Upton County , Ector County, and Andrews County .

history

Midland County was formed on March 4, 1885 from parts of Tom Green County . It was so named because it is on the Texas and Pacific Railway as the " Midland " between Fort Worth and El Paso .

George W. Bush Childhood Home (2008)

Five structures in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 18, 2020, including the Brown-Dorsey House , the George W. Bush Childhood Home, and the Fred and Juliette Turner House .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1890	1033		-
1900	1741		68.5%
1910	3464		99%
1920	2449		-29.3%
1930	8005		226.9%
1940	11,721		46.4%
1950	25,785		120%
1960	67,717		162.6%
1970	65,433		-3.4%
1980	82,636		26.3%
1990	106,611		29%
2000	116.009		8.8%
2010	136,872		18%
1890-2010 Midland County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Midland County had 116,009 people in 42,745 households and 30,947 families. The population density was 50 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.32 percent white, 6.98 percent African American, 0.64 percent Native American, 0.93 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 12.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.92 percent were descended from two or more races. 29.03 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 42,745 households, 38.9 percent had children or young people living with them. 57.4 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers and 27.6 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent were single households and 8.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.21 people.

30.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 39,082 , and the median income for a family was $ 47,269. Males had a median income of $ 36,924 versus $ 24,708 for females. The per capita income was 20,369. 12.9 percent of the population and 10.3 percent of the families lived below the poverty line.

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Midland County, Texas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Midland County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ 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 
3. ↑ 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. 206.
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
6. ↑ Midland County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

• Midland County in Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
• Midland County Profile of the Texas Association of Counties

Coordinates: 31 ° 53 ′  N , 102 ° 1 ′  W