Rains County

administration
Rains County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 03000333
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Emory
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Rains County Courthouse P.O. Box 187 Emory, TX 75440-0187
Foundation :	1870
Made up from:	Hopkins County Hunt County Wood County
Area code :	001 903
Demographics
Residents :	10,914 (2010)
Population density :	18.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	670 km²
Water surface :	69 km²
map

Website : www.co.rains.tx.us

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

geography

The county is located in northeast Texas, about 70 km to the north from Oklahoma and has an area of 670 square kilometers, of which 69 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Hopkins County , Wood County , Van Zandt County, and Hunt County .

history

Rains County was formed in 1870 from parts of Hopkins County, Hunt County, and Wood County. It was named after Emory Rains , an early lawyer of the later county.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	3035	-
1890	3909	28.8%
1900	6127	56.7%
1910	6787	10.8%
1920	8099	19.3%
1930	7114	-12.2%
1940	7334	3.1%
1950	4266	-41.8%
1960	2993	-29.8%
1970	3752	25.4%
1980	4839	29%
1990	6715	38.8%
2000	9139	36.1%
2010	10,914	19.4%
1880-2010 Rains County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Rains County had 9,139 people in 3,617 households and 2,680 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.91 percent white, 2.92 percent African American, 0.82 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.55 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.41 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.53 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,617 households, 28.8 percent had children or young people living with them. 61.9 percent were married couples living together, 9.1 percent were single mothers and 25.9 percent were non-families. 22.3 percent were single households and 11.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

23.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.4 percent between 18 and 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 27.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 33,712 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,329. Males had a median income of $ 31,983 versus $ 21,594 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,442. 11.4 percent of families and 14.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.