Nacogdoches County

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Nacogdoches County Courthouse
Nacogdoches County Courthouse
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Nacogdoches
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Nacogdoches County Courthouse
101 W. Main Street
Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5119
Foundation : 1836
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 936
Demographics
Residents : 64,524  (2010)
Population density : 26.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2542 km²
Water surface : 90 km²
map
Map of Nacogdoches County within Texas
Website : www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us

The Nacogdoches County [ ˌnækədoʊtʃᵻs kaʊnti ] is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Nacogdoches .

geography

The county is located in east Texas, about 40 km from Arkansas and has an area of ​​2542 square kilometers, of which 90 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Rusk County , Shelby County , San Augustine County , Angelina County, and Cherokee Counties .

history

Nacogdoches County was formed as the original county on March 17, 1836. The administrative organization was completed the following year. It was named after the Nacogdoche Indians.

Old Nacogdoches University Building (2017)

24 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 26, 2020, including the Hoya Land Office Building , the Old Nacogdoches University Building and the Tol Barret House .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 5193 -
1860 8292 59.7%
1870 9614 15.9%
1880 11,590 20.6%
1890 15,984 37.9%
1900 24,663 54.3%
1910 27.406 11.1%
1920 28,457 3.8%
1930 30,290 6.4%
1940 35,392 16.8%
1950 30,326 -14.3%
1960 28,046 -7.5%
1970 36,362 29.7%
1980 46,786 28.7%
1990 54,753 17%
2000 59.203 8.1%
2010 64,524 9%
1850-2010
Age pyramid of Nacogdoches County (as of 2000)
Bust of Homer L. Bryce in the grounds of Stephen F. Austin State University
The William R. Johnson Coliseum

According to the 2000 census , Nacogdoches County had 59,203 people in 22,006 households and 14,039 families. The population density was 24 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 75.00 percent white, 16.74 percent African American, 0.39 percent Native American, 0.70 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 5.70 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.41 percent were descended from two or more races. 11.25 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 22,006 households, 30.5 percent had children or young people living with them. 48.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.8 percent were single mothers and 36.2 percent were non-families. 27.6 percent were single households and 9.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08 people.

24.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 20.0 percent between 18 and 24, 24.7 percent between 25 and 44, 19.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 93 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 89 males.

The median income for a household in the 28,301 US dollars , and the median income for a family was 38,347 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,502 versus $ 21,422 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,437. 15.5 percent of families and 23.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

places

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nacogdoches 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 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
  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. 219.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 26, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
  6. ^ Nacogdoches County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 31 ° 37 ′  N , 94 ° 37 ′  W