Upshur County, Texas

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The Upshur County Courthouse in Gilmer, listed in the NRHP with the number 12000290 [1]
The Upshur County Courthouse in Gilmer, listed on the NRHP with number 12000290
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Gilmer
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Upshur County Courthouse
P.O. Box 730
Gilmer, TX 75644-2198
Foundation : 1846
Made up from: Harrison County
Area code : 001 903
Demographics
Residents : 39,309  (2010)
Population density : 25.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1535 km²
Water surface : 13 km²
map
Map of Upshur County within Texas
Website : www.countyofupshur.com

The Upshur County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is Gilmer .

geography

The county is located in southeast Texas and is approximately 50 km north of Oklahoma and east of Arkansas . It has an area of ​​1535 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Camp County , Morris County , Marion County , Harrison County , Gregg County , Smith County, and Wood County .

history

Upshur County was formed in 1846 from parts of Harrison County. It was named after Abel Parker Upshur , the 15th United States Secretary of State.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 3304 -
1860 10,615 221.3%
1870 12,030 13.3%
1880 10,266 -14.7%
1890 12,695 23.7%
1900 16,266 28.1%
1910 19,960 22.7%
1920 22,472 12.6%
1930 22,297 -0.8%
1940 26,178 17.4%
1950 20,822 -20.5%
1960 19,793 -4.9%
1970 20,976 6%
1980 28,595 36.3%
1990 31,370 9.7%
2000 35.291 12.5%
2010 39,309 11.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid of Upshur County

According to the 2000 census , Upshur County had 35,291 people in 13,290 households and 10,033 families. The population density was 23 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 85.70 percent white, 10.15 percent African American, 0.63 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.10 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.17 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.95 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,290 households, 33.5 percent had children or young people living with them. 60.7 percent were married couples living together, 11.0 percent were single mothers and 24.5 percent were non-families. 21.8 percent were single households and 10.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05 people.

27.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 26.6 percent between 25 and 44, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 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 $ 33,347 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,857. Males had a median income of $ 31,216 versus $ 20,528 for females. The per capita income was 16,358. 14.9 percent of the population and 12.3 percent of the families lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 12000290. Accessed September 7, 2019
  2. ^ Upshur County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 26, 2011
  6. ↑ 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@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  
  7. ^ Upshur County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Upshur County, Texas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 32 ° 44 ′  N , 94 ° 56 ′  W