Crosby County, Texas
The Crosby County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county administration is in Crosbyton. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located north-west of the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 2335 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Floyd County, Dickens County, Garza County and Lubbock County.
History
Crosby County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County and Young County. It was named for Stephen Crosby, a police commissioner of Texas.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Crosby County 7,072 people in 2,512 households and 1,866 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 63.77 percent White, 3.89 percent African American, 0.54 percent Native American, 0.03 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 29.89 percent from other races groups; 1.81 percent were descended from two or more races. 48.93 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,512 households out of which 35.6 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 59.0 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers and 25.7 percent were non-families. 23.8 percent of all households and 13.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.30 persons.
30.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 to 24, 24.0 percent between 25 and 44, 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 25,769, and the median income for a family was $ 29,891. Males have a median income of $ 23,775, women $ 17,229. The per capita income was $ 14,445. 22.6 percent of families and 28.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Broadway
- Canyon Valley
- Cap rock
- Cone
- Crosbyton
- Estacado
- Farmer
- Kalgary
- Lorenzo
- Mount Blanco
- Owens
- Ralls
- Robertson
- Savage
- Wake