San Saba County

administration
San Saba County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 03000328
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	San Saba
Address of the administrative headquarters:	San Saba County Courthouse 500 E. Wallace Street San Saba, TX 76877
Foundation :	1856
Made up from:	Bexar County
Area code :	001 325
Demographics
Residents :	6131 (2010)
Population density :	2.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2948 km²
Water surface :	10 km²
map

Website : www.co.san-patricio.tx.us

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

geography

The county is located near the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 2,948 square kilometers, of which 10 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Mills County , Lampasas County , Burnet County , Llano County , Mason County , McCulloch County, and Brown County .

history

San Saba County was formed in 1856 from parts of Bexar County . It was named after the San Saba River .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	913	-
1870	1425	56.1%
1880	5324	273.6%
1890	6641	24.7%
1900	7569	14%
1910	11,245	48.6%
1920	10,045	-10.7%
1930	10,273	2.3%
1940	11,012	7.2%
1950	8666	-21.3%
1960	6381	-26.4%
1970	5540	-13.2%
1980	6204	12%
1990	5401	-12.9%
2000	6186	14.5%
2010	6131	-0.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

San Saba County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , San Saba County had 6,186 people in 2,289 households and 1,616 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.50 percent white, 2.73 percent African American, 1.07 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian and 10.52 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.07 percent were descended from two or more races. 21.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,289 households, 29.1 percent had children or young people living with them. 58.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers and 29.4 percent were non-families. 27.5 percent were single households and 15.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

27.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.2 percent between 18 and 24, 20.8 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 20.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 30,104 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,255. Males had a median income of $ 25,334 versus $ 20,111 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,309. 13.3 percent of families and 16.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.