Van Zandt County
Van Zandt County Courthouse |
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US state : | Texas |
Administrative headquarters : | Canton |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Van Zandt County Courthouse 401 E. Highway 243 Canton, TX 75103-0515 |
Foundation : | 1848 |
Made up from: | Henderson County |
Area code : | 001 903 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 52,579 (2010) |
Population density : | 23.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2226 km² |
Water surface : | 28 km² |
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Website : www.vanzandtcounty.org |
The Van Zandt County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is Canton . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
geography
The county is located about 200 km northeast of the geographic center of Texas and is about 80 km from the Oklahoma border to the north and about 100 km to the east from Arkansas . It has an area of 2226 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Rains County , Wood County , Smith County , Henderson County , Kaufman County, and Hunt County .
history
Van Zandt County was formed in 1848 from parts of Henderson County. It was named after Isaac Van Zandt , an early settler who gained fame as a Texas prosecutor and member of Congress.
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 1348 | - | |
1860 | 3777 | 180.2% | |
1870 | 6494 | 71.9% | |
1880 | 12,610 | 94.2% | |
1890 | 16,225 | 28.7% | |
1900 | 25,481 | 57% | |
1910 | 25,651 | 0.7% | |
1920 | 30,784 | 20% | |
1930 | 32,315 | 5% | |
1940 | 31,155 | -3.6% | |
1950 | 22,593 | -27.5% | |
1960 | 19.091 | -15.5% | |
1970 | 22,155 | 16% | |
1980 | 31,426 | 41.8% | |
1990 | 37,944 | 20.7% | |
2000 | 48,140 | 26.9% | |
2010 | 52,579 | 9.2% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Van Zandt County had 48,140 people in 18,195 households and 13,664 families. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.96 percent white, 2.94 percent African American, 0.62 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.71 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.56 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.65 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 18,195 households, 31.8 percent had children or young people living with them. 62.6 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent were single mothers and 24.9 percent were non-families. 22.0 percent were single households and 11.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01 people.
25.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24, 25.2 percent between 25 and 44, 24.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 93.7 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,029 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,175. Males had a median income of $ 31,887 versus $ 21,344 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,930. 10.3 percent of families and 13.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
cities and communes
Individual evidence
- ^ Van Zandt County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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
- ^ Van Zandt County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 32 ° 34 ′ N , 95 ° 50 ′ W