Reeves County

administration
Reeves County Courthouse
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Pecos
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Reeves County Courthouse P.O. Box 867 Pecos, TX 79772-0867
Foundation :	1883
Made up from:	Pecos County
Area code :	001 903
Demographics
Residents :	13,783 (2010)
Population density :	2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	6843 km²
Water surface :	16 km²
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The Reeves County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Pecos .

geography

The county is located in the west of Texas, borders with the northern tip on New Mexico and has an area of 6,843 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Eddy County , New Mexico, Loving County , Ward County , Pecos County , Jeff Davis County, and Culberson County .

history

Reeves County was formed in 1883 from parts of Pecos County. It was named after George Robertson Reeves , a lawyer and general in the Confederate Army .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	1247	-
1900	1847	48.1%
1910	4392	137.8%
1920	4457	1.5%
1930	6407	43.8%
1940	8006	25%
1950	11,745	46.7%
1960	17,644	50.2%
1970	16,526	-6.3%
1980	15,801	-4.4%
1990	15,852	0.3%
2000	13,137	-17.1%
2010	13,783	4.9%
1890-2010 Reeves County Age Pyramid

Pond in Balmorhea State Park

As of the 2000 census , Reeves County had 13,137 people in 4,091 households and 3,129 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 79.33 percent white, 2.10 percent African American, 0.51 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 15.03 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.68 percent were descended from two or more races. 73.38 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,091 households, 38.8 percent had children or young people living with them. 59.6 percent were married couples living together, 12.4 percent were single mothers and 23.5 percent were non-families. 21.6 percent were single households and 10.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.45 people.

29.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 11.3 percent between 18 and 24, 25.2 percent between 25 and 44, 21.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 112 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 115.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 23,306 , and the median income for a family is $ 24,856. Males had a median income of $ 23,913 versus $ 13,248 for females. The per capita income was $ 10,811. 25.4 percent of families and 28.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.