Armstrong County (Texas)
The Armstrong County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county government ( county seat ) is located in Claude, which was named after Claude Ayers, the engineer of the first railroad that went through this area. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Texas, in the so-called Texas Panhandle and has an area of 2367 square kilometers, without significant water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Carson County, Gray County, Donley County, Briscoe County, Swisher County, Randall County and Potter County.
Climate
The temperature ranges from -7 ° C in January to 34 ° C in July. Every year, there are 213 sunny days on average. The average rainfall is 500 mm.
History
Armstrong County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County. It was named after a pioneer family.
10,000 years ago, the panhandle of Paleo- Indians was settled. In 1700, the Apaches came to this area, then the Comanche. Having also moved on this, lived here some Kiowa and Cheyenne. Anglo-American settlers did not arrive until around 1780 in this area. In 1874 came the first major battle of the Red River and the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon. Both battles took place at the Countygrenze for Randall County. After the crushing defeat of the Indians, the first rancher came into the country. 1876 brought Charles Goodnight, a herd of 1600 cattle in the Palo Duro Canyon. 1877 was such a partnership with the Irishman John G. Adair. Both ranches together then had an area of 1.335 million acres. Both ranches dominated the area until well into the 20th century.
1887 built the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway, a railway line through the county, which thus had a direct connection to New Mexico and Colorado and new settlers came to the area. 1900 1,205 people lived in the county. 1930 reached the County the highest population with 3,329 residents. Since then it has declined again, due to the beginning of the Depression, then by the reduction in farm workers who were replaced by machines.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 2,148 people in Armstrong County; there were counted 802 households and 612 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 2.8 percent Asian and 2.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 802 households out of which 33.9 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 67.2 percent were married couples living together, 6.1 percent were single mothers and 23.6 percent were non-families. 21.4 percent of all households and 12.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99 persons.
26.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.1 percent between 18 to 24, 24.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 19.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.
The median income for a household was $ 38,194, and the median income for a family was $ 43,894. Males have a median income of $ 30,114, women $ 21,786. The per capita income was $ 17,151. 7.9 percent of families and 10.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Claude
- Goodnight
- Paloduro
- Washburn
- Wayside