Taylor County, Texas
Taylor County Courthouse |
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administration | |
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US state : | Texas |
Administrative headquarters : | Abilene |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Taylor County Courthouse 300 Oak Street P.O. Box 5497 Abilene, TX 79608 |
Foundation : | 1858 |
Made up from: |
Bexar County Travis County |
Area code : | 001 325 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 131,506 (2010) |
Population density : | 55.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2381 km² |
Water surface : | 9 km² |
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Website : www.taylorcountytexas.org |
The Taylor County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is Abilene .
geography
The county is located approximately 100 km northwest of the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 2381 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Jones County , Callahan County , Coleman County , Runnels County, and Nolan County .
history
Taylor County was formed in 1858 from parts of Bexar County and Travis County. It was named after the three brothers Edward Taylor , George Taylor and James Taylor , who were killed while defending the Alamo in 1836 .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 1736 | - | |
1890 | 6957 | 300.7% | |
1900 | 10,499 | 50.9% | |
1910 | 26,293 | 150.4% | |
1920 | 24,081 | -8.4% | |
1930 | 41,023 | 70.4% | |
1940 | 44,147 | 7.6% | |
1950 | 63,370 | 43.5% | |
1960 | 101,078 | 59.5% | |
1970 | 97,853 | -3.2% | |
1980 | 110,932 | 13.4% | |
1990 | 119,655 | 7.9% | |
2000 | 126,555 | 5.8% | |
2010 | 131.506 | 3.9% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
As of the 2000 census , Taylor County had 126,555 people in 47,274 households and 32,524 families. The population density was 53 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 80.61 percent white, 6.73 percent African American, 0.58 percent Native American, 1.25 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 8.35 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.42 percent were descended from two or more races. 17.64 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 47,274 households, 34.7 percent had children or young people living with them. 53.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers and 31.2 percent were non-families. 25.7 percent were single households and 9.7 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07 people.
26.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 13.8 percent between 18 and 24, 27.8 percent between 25 and 44, 19.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,035 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,859. Males had a median income of $ 28,964 versus $ 21,021 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,176. 10.4 percent of families and 14.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
cities and communes
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Taylor County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
- ↑ Extract from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 26, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 12, 2012
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ^ Taylor County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 32 ° 19 ′ N , 99 ° 53 ′ W