Baylor County, Texas
The Baylor 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 Seymour.
Geography
The County is located in North Texas, about 60 km from the border with Oklahoma and has an area of 2334 square kilometers, of which 78 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Wilbarger County, Wichita County, Archer County, Young County, Throckmorton County, Haskell County, Knox County and Foard County.
History
Baylor County was formed in 1858 from parts of Fannin County. It was named after Henry Weidner Baylor, a Texas Ranger during the Mexican-American War.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Baylor County 4,093 people in 1,791 households and 1,156 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 90.96 percent White, 3.35 percent African American, 0.59 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.12 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.32 percent from other races groups; 1.15 percent were descended from two or more races. 9.33 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,791 households out of which 25.2 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 53.5 percent were married couples living together, 8.2 percent were single mothers and 35.4 percent were non-families. 33.3 percent of all households and 19.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.86 persons.
23.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 5.5 percent between 18 and 24, 21.4 percent between 25 and 44, 25.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 24.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 24,627, and the median income for a family was $ 34,583. Males have a median income of $ 21,607, women $ 19,571. The per capita income was 16,384. 16.1 percent of the population 12.9 percent of families are below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Bomarton
- Mabelle
- Red Springs
- Round Timber
- Seymour
- Westover
Reserves and Parks
- Seymour City Park
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