Somervell County

administration
Somervell County Courthouse
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Glen Rose
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Somervell County Courthouse P.O. Box 1098 Glen Rose, TX 76043-1098
Foundation :	1875
Made up from:	Hood County
Area code :	001 817
Demographics
Residents :	8490 (2010)
Population density :	17.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	497 km²
Water surface :	12 km²
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The Somervell County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is Glen Rose .

geography

The county is located approximately 120 km northeast of the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 497 square kilometers, of which 12 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Hood County , Johnson County , Bosque County, and Erath Counties .

history

Somervell County was formed in 1875 from parts of Hood County. It was named after Alexander Somervell , a Texas Revolution soldier and leader of the Somervell Expedition .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	2649	-
1890	3419	29.1%
1900	3498	2.3%
1910	3931	12.4%
1920	3563	-9.4%
1930	3016	-15.4%
1940	3071	1.8%
1950	2542	-17.2%
1960	2577	1.4%
1970	2793	8.4%
1980	4154	48.7%
1990	5360	29%
2000	6809	27%
2010	8490	24.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 Age pyramid of Somervell County

The Dinosaur Valley State Park

As of the 2000 census , Somervell County had 6,809 people in 2,438 households and 1,840 families. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.19 percent white, 0.28 percent African American, 0.69 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 5.11 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.45 percent were descended from two or more races. 13.44 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,438 households, 37.4 percent had children or young people living with them. 61.7 percent were married couples living together, 9.6 percent were single mothers, and 24.5 percent were non-families. 21.3 percent were single households and 9.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.17 people.

28.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.7 percent between 18 and 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 39,404 , and the median income for a family is $ 46,458. Males had a median income of $ 32,463 versus $ 23,381 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,367. 6.1 percent of families and 8.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.