Camp County, Texas

The Camp County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county government ( County Seat) located in Pittsburg.

Geography

The County is located north-east of the geographic center of Texas, both located 70 kilometers from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. It has an area of 526 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Titus County, Morris County, Upshur County, Wood County and Franklin County.

History

Camp County was formed in 1874 from parts of Upshur County. It was named after John Lafayette Camp, a Texas politician.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 11,549 people in Camp County in 4,336 households and 3,156 families. The population density was 23 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 69.53 percent White, 19.20 percent Black or African American, 0.35 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 9.63 percent from other races groups; 1.07 percent were descended from two or more races. 14.78 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,336 households out of which 31.5 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 56.2 percent were married couples living together, 12.5 percent were single mothers and 27.2 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent of all households and 11.8 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09.

26.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 to 24, 25.5 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,164, and the median income for a family was $ 36,142. Males had a median income of $ 31,870, women $ 18,797. The per capita income was $ 16,500. 15.9 percent of families and 20.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. In the U.S. poverty line (2010 ) was $ 11,344 annual income.

Cities and Towns

• Blodgett
• Brumley
• County Line
• Ebenezer

• Faker
• Harvard
• Lafayette

• Leesburg
• Matin castle
• New Mine

• Pine
• Pittsburg
• Thomas