Upton County

administration
Upton County Courthouse
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Rankin
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Upton County Courthouse P.O. Box 465 Rankin, TX 79778-0465
Foundation :	1887
Made up from:	Tom Green County
Area code :	001 432
Demographics
Residents :	3355 (2010)
Population density :	1 inhabitant / km ²
geography
Total area :	3216 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
map

Website : www.co.upton.tx.us

The Upton County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is Rankin .

geography

The county is located about 200 km west of the geographic center of Texas and 80 km to the northwest from the southeastern tip of New Mexico . It has an area of 3216 square kilometers, without any significant water surface. The county is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Midland County , Reagan County , Crockett County, and Crane County .

history

Upton County was formed in 1887 from parts of Tom Green County . It was named after John Cunningham Upton and his brother William Felton Upton , two officers in the Confederate Army .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	52	-
1900	48	-7.7%
1910	501	943.8%
1920	253	-49.5%
1930	5968	2,258.9%
1940	4297	-28%
1950	5307	23.5%
1960	6239	17.6%
1970	4697	-24.7%
1980	4619	-1.7%
1990	4447	-3.7%
2000	3404	-23.5%
2010	3355	-1.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Upton County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Upton County had 3,404 people in 1,256 households and 934 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.79 percent white, 1.62 percent African American, 1.20 percent Native American, 0.03 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 17.95 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.35 percent were descended from two or more races. 42.57 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,256 households, 36.3 percent had children or young people living with them. 61.1 percent were married couples living together, 9.1 percent were single mothers and 25.6 percent were non-families. 23.5 percent were single households and 12.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.19 people.

29.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24, 24.9 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 28,977 , and the median income for a family was $ 37,083. Males had a median income of $ 30,729 versus $ 18,750 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,274. 18.1 percent of families and 19.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.