Castro County, Texas

The Castro 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 Dimmitt.

Geography

The County is located north-west of the geographic center of Texas in the so-called Texas Panhandle, about 50 kilometers east of New Mexico and has an area of ​​2329 square kilometers, of which 3 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Deaf Smith County, Randall County, Swisher County, Hale County, Lamb County and Parmer County.

History

Castro County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County. It was named for Henri Castro, a French consul-general in the Republic of Texas.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 8,285 people in Castro County. Of these, 65 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 2,761 households and 2,159 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 75.4 percent white, 2.3 percent African Americans, 1.2 percent Indians and 19.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. 51.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,761 households out of which 40.9 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 65.1 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent were single mothers and 21.8 percent were non-families. 20.5 percent of all households and 10.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.45 persons.

33.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 to 24, 24.3 percent between 25 and 44, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 30,619, and the median income for a family was $ 35,422. Males had a median income of $ 25,379, women $ 20,433. The per capita income was $ 14,457. 15.7 percent of families and 19.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

• Arney
• Dimmitt
• Flagg

• Hard
• Hilburn

• Nazareth
• Roy

• Summerfield
• Sunnyside