Culberson County, Texas
The Culberson County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county administration is in Van Horn.
Geography
The County lies to the west of the geographic center of Texas, is bordered to the north by the state of New Mexico and has an area of 9875 square kilometers, of which 1 square mile is water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Otero County and Eddy County, both in New Mexico, Reeves County, Jeff Davis County and Hudspeth County.
History
Culberson County was formed in 1911 from parts of El Paso County. It was named after David Browning Culberson, a lawyer and a soldier in the American Civil War.
The first Europeans who entered this country in 1583, was probably Antonio de Espejo, a Spanish conqueror who met several expeditions to New Mexico and Arizona ( 1582-1583 ) and here on the Mescalero, driven out by the Apaches, which in the early 19th century were. The Indian dominance in this area ended in 1849 with the begin of the precious metal noise and the consequent migration.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 2,975 people in Culberson County in 1,052 households and 797 families. The population density was 0 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 68.94 percent White, 0.71 percent African American, 0.47 percent Native American, 0.57 percent Asian, and 27.13 percent from other races; 2.18 percent were descended from two or more races. 72.24 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,052 households out of which 39.1 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 13.5 percent were single mothers and 24.2 percent were non-families. 21.5 percent of all households and 7.4 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.30 persons.
32.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.8 percent between 18 to 24, 25.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.0 percent between 45 and 64, and 11.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household was $ 25,882, and the median income for a family was $ 28,547. Males have a median income of $ 22,500, women $ 14,817. The per capita income was $ 11,493. 21.5 percent of families and 25.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Kent
- Lobo
- Nickel Creek Station
- Pine Springs
- Van Horn