Stonewall County, Texas
The Stonewall County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Aspermont.
Geography
The County is located about 150 km north of the geographical center of Texas and is located in the north about 100 km from the border with Oklahoma. It has an area of 2383 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: King County, Haskell County, Jones County, Fisher County and Kent County.
History
Stonewall County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County and Young County. It was named after Thomas Jonathan " Stonewall" Jackson, a general in the Confederate Army.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Stonewall County 1,693 people in 713 households and 492 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 88.25 percent White, 2.95 percent African American, 0.35 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, and 6.44 percent from other races; 1.65 percent were descended from two or more races. 11.75 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 713 households out of which 26.4 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 56.5 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent were single mothers and 30.9 percent were non-families. 29.0 percent of all households and 15.1 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83 persons.
22.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.2 percent between 18 to 24, 22.6 percent between 25 and 44, 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 24.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 90 males and 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household was $ 27,935, and the median income for a family was $ 35,571. Males had a median income of $ 27,083, women $ 15,000. The per capita income was $ 16,094. 14.8 percent of families and 19.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Aspermont
- Old Glory
- Peacock