Sherman County, Texas

administration
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Stratford
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Sherman County Courthouse P.O. Box 270 Stratford, TX 79084-0270
Foundation :	1876
Made up from:	Bexar County
Area code :	001 806
Demographics
Residents :	3034 (2010)
Population density :	1.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2391 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
map

Website : www.co.sherman.tx.us

The Sherman County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . In 2000 , the county had 3,186 people and a population density of 1 person per square kilometer. The county seat is Stratford . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in the far north of Texas, in the Texas Panhandle , borders Oklahoma in the north and is about 50 km from New Mexico in the west . It has an area of 2391 square kilometers without any significant water surface. The county is bordered in a clockwise direction by Texas County , Hansford County , Moore County , and Dallam County .

history

Sherman County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County . It was named after Sidney Sherman , a soldier of the Texas Revolution .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	34	-
1900	104	205.9%
1910	1376	1,223.1%
1920	1473	7%
1930	2314	57.1%
1940	2026	-12.4%
1950	2443	20.6%
1960	2605	6.6%
1970	3657	40.4%
1980	3174	-13.2%
1990	2858	-10%
2000	3186	11.5%
2010	3034	-4.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Sherman County's Pyramid of Age

According to the 2000 census , Sherman County had 3,186 people in 1,124 households and 865 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 82.5 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American and 14.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. 27.4 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,124 households, 40.7 percent had children or young people living with them. 68.0 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers and 23.0 percent were non-families. 21.5 percent were single households and 10.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.24 people.

31.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.0 percent between 18 and 24, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44, 21.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,179 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,821. Males had a median income of $ 27,481 versus $ 21,036 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,210. 11.9 percent of families and 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.