Van Zandt County

administration
Van Zandt County Courthouse
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
map

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
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

Age pyramid of Van Zandt County

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.