Crane County, Texas
The Crane County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county administration is in Crane.
Geography
The County lies to the west of the geographic center of Texas, located about 50 km from the southeastern tip of New Mexico and has an area of 2035 square kilometers, without significant water surface. The county is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Ector County, Upton County, Crockett County, Pecos County and Ward County.
History
Crane County was formed in 1887 from parts of Tom Green County. It was named for William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor University in Waco.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Crane County 3,996 people in 1,360 households and 1,082 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 73.70 percent White, 2.90 percent African American, 0.98 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, and 19.49 percent from other races; 2.58 percent were descended from two or more races. 43.87 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,360 households out of which 43.4 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 67.8 percent were married couples living together, 7.9 percent were single mothers and 20.4 percent were non-families. 18.8 percent of all households and 9.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.35 persons.
31.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.7 percent between 18 to 24, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44, 22.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 32,194, and the median income for a family was $ 36,820. Males had a median income of $ 33,438, women $ 16,806. The per capita income was $ 15,374. 12.4 percent of families and 13.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Economy
Oil production is the most important economic segment in the county. The Waddell Ranch decreed in 2007 more than 800 oil wells. Crane County is one of Texas counties with the largest oil production. Around 1.5 billion barrels ( 240 million m³) has been promoted since the first discovery of oil in the county.