Tom Green County
Tom Green County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 88002555 |
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US state : | Texas |
Administrative headquarters : | San Angelo |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Tom Green County Courthouse 124 W. Beauregard Avenue San Angelo, TX 76903-5835 |
Foundation : | 1874 |
Made up from: | Bexar County |
Area code : | 001 325 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 110,224 (2010) |
Population density : | 28 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 3990 km² |
Water surface : | 48 km² |
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Website : www.co.tom-green.tx.us |
The Tom Green County is a county in the US state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is San Angelo .
geography
The county is located about 25 miles northwest of the geographic center of Texas and covers an area of 3990 square kilometers, of which 48 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Coke County , Runnels County , Concho County , Schleicher County , Irion County, and Sterling County .
The peculiar current shape with the long strip of land extending to the west is due to the successive spin-off of further counties from Tom Green County. The neighboring Irion County was spun off in 1889 before the adjacent Reagan County to the west (spin-off 1903). According to the rules of the state of Texas, Tom Green County should cover a connected area.
history
Tom Green County was formed in 1874 from parts of Bexar County . It was named after Thomas Green , a general in the Confederate Army .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 3615 | - | |
1890 | 5152 | 42.5% | |
1900 | 6804 | 32.1% | |
1910 | 17,882 | 162.8% | |
1920 | 15.210 | -14.9% | |
1930 | 36,033 | 136.9% | |
1940 | 39,302 | 9.1% | |
1950 | 58,929 | 49.9% | |
1960 | 64,630 | 9.7% | |
1970 | 71,047 | 9.9% | |
1980 | 84,784 | 19.3% | |
1990 | 98,458 | 16.1% | |
2000 | 104.010 | 5.6% | |
2010 | 110.224 | 6% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
As of the 2000 census , Tom Green County had 104,010 people in 39,503 households and 26,783 families. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 79.08 percent white, 4.13 percent African American , 0.65 percent Native American , 0.86 percent Asian American , 0.07 percent Pacific islander and 12.82 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.39 percent were descended from two or more races. 30.71 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 39,503 households, 33.0 percent had children or young people living with them. 52.1 percent were married couples living together, 11.9 percent were single mothers and 32.2 percent were non-families. 27.2 percent were single households and 10.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.09 people.
26.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 12.8 percent between 18 and 24, 27.1 percent between 25 and 44, 20.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 33,148 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,482. Males had a median income of $ 27,949 versus $ 20,683 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,325. 11.2 percent of families and 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ Tom Green 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
- ↑ Tom Green County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 31 ° 25 ′ N , 100 ° 28 ′ W