Winkler County

administration
Winkler County Courthouse
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Kermit
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Winkler County Courthouse P.O. Box 1007 Kermit, TX 79745
Foundation :	1887
Made up from:	Tom Green County
Area code :	001 432
Demographics
Residents :	7110 (2010)
Population density :	3.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2179 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
map

Website : www.co.winkler.tx.us

The Winkler County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is Kermit .

geography

The county is located in west Texas, borders the southeastern tip of New Mexico and has an area of 2,179 square kilometers, with no significant water surface. The county is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Andrews County , Ector County , Ward County , Loving County, and Lea Counties in New Mexico.

history

Winkler County was formed in 1887 from parts of Tom Green County . It was named after Clinton McKamy Winkler , a judge and colonel of the Confederate States of America .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	18th	-
1900	60	233.3%
1910	442	636.7%
1920	81	-81.7%
1930	6784	8,275.3%
1940	6141	-9.5%
1950	10,064	63.9%
1960	13,652	35.7%
1970	9640	-29.4%
1980	9944	3.2%
1990	8626	-13.3%
2000	7173	-16.8%
2010	7110	-0.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Winkler County's Pyramid of Age

According to the 2000 census , Winkler County had 7,173 people in 2,584 households and 1,969 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 74.81 percent white, 1.85 percent African American, 0.45 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian and 20.35 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.34 percent were descended from two or more races. 44.00 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,584 households, 39.2 percent had children or young people living with them. 61.8 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers and 23.8 percent were non-families. 21.7 percent were single households and 11.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.18 people.

29.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24, 26.1 percent between 25 and 44, 21.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,591 , and the median income for a family was $ 34,021. Males had a median income of $ 31,140 versus $ 18,967 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,725. 14.4 percent of families and 18.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.