Wharton County, Texas
The Wharton County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Wharton.
Geography
The County is located in southwest Texas, about 50 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 2835 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Austin County, Fort Bend County, Brazoria County, Matagorda County, Jackson County, Lavaca County and Colorado County.
History
Wharton County was formed in 1846 from parts of Colorado County, Jackson County and Matagorda County. It was named after William Harris Wharton and John Austin Wharton, two brothers and leaders in the Texas Revolution.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000, lived in Wharton County 41 188 people in 14,799 households and 10,744 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 69.01 percent White, 14.95 percent Black or African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.31 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 13.65 percent from other races groups; 1.64 percent were descended from two or more races. 31.29 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 14,799 households out of which 35.7 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 55.5 percent were married couples living together, 12.5 percent were single mothers and 27.4 percent were non-families. 24.4 percent of all households and 12.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.26 persons.
28.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.3 percent between 18 to 24, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44, 21.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 32,208, and the median income for a family was $ 39,919. Males have a median income of $ 30,480, women $ 20,101. The per capita income was $ 15,388. 13.3 percent of families and 16.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Boling
- Burr
- Chesterville
- Crescent
- Danevang
- Dinsmore
- East Bernard
- Egypt
- El Campo
- Glen Flora
- Haid
- Hillje
- Hungerford
- Iago
- Jones Creek
- Lane City
- Lissie
- Louise
- Mackay
- Magnet
- New Taiton
- Newgulf
- Pierce
- Provident City
- Sandy Corner
- Spanish Camp
- Taiton
- Tavener
- West End
- West Payne
- Wharton