Glasscock County, Texas

The Glasscock 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 Garden City.

Geography

The County is located north-west of the geographic center of Texas, about 100 kilometers off the southeastern border with New Mexico, and has an area of ​​2333 square kilometers, without significant water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Howard County, Sterling County, Reagan County, Midland County and Martin County.

History

The Glasscock County was formed in 1887 from parts of Tom Green County. It was named after George Washington Glasscock, one of the first settlers in the area around Austin.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 1,406 people in Glasscock County in 483 households and 355 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.5 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.2 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 19.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. 29.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 483 households out of which 42.0 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 67.5 percent were married couples living together, 2.9 percent were single mothers and 26.5 percent were non-families. 23.8 percent of all households and 7.0 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 3.51 persons.

33.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.1 percent between 18 to 24, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44, 22.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 9.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.9 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113 men.

The median income for a household was $ 35,655, and the median income for a family was $ 43,000. Males have a median income of $ 27,000, women $ 27,083. The per capita income was 18,279. 14.7 percent of the population 11.5 percent of families are below the poverty line.

Policy

In the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004, the Republican Party reached with the candidates George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in Glasscock County their nationwide best results at county level (92 % in 2000, 91 % in 2004 ).

Places in County

• Garden City
• St. Lawrence