Crockett County (Texas)
The Crockett County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county administration is in Ozona.
Geography
The County lies to the west of the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 7271 square kilometers, without significant water surface. The county is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Upton County, Reagan County, Irion County, Schleicher County, Sutton County, Val Verde County, Terrell County, Pecos County and Crane County.
History
Crockett County was formed in 1875 from parts of Bexar County. It was named for David Crockett, a legendary frontiersman, killed at the Battle of the Alamo.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Crockett County 4,099 people in 1,524 households and 1,114 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 76.34 percent White, 0.68 percent African American, 0.59 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 19.71 percent from other races groups; 2.39 percent were descended from two or more races. 54.70 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,524 households out of which 36.5 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 60.3 percent were married couples living together, 9.3 percent were single mothers and 26.9 percent were non-families. 24.7 percent of all households and 11.8 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.19 persons.
28.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.1 percent between 18 to 24, 26.4 percent between 25 and 44, 24.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 29,355, and the median income for a family was $ 34,653. Males had a median income of $ 29,925, women $ 14,695. The per capita income was $ 14,414. 14.9 percent of families and 19.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.