Grayson County (Texas)
The Grayson County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sherman.
Geography
The County is located north-east of the geographic center of Texas and is bordered to the north by Oklahoma. It has an area of 2536 square kilometers, of which 118 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Fannin County, Collin County, Denton County, Cooke County and Oklahoma to the counties: Love County, Marshall County and Bryan County.
History
Grayson County was formed in 1846 from parts of Fannin County. It was named after Peter Wagener Grayson, an Attorney General of the Republic of Texas.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 110 595 people in Grayson County; were counted 42 849 households and 30 208 families. The population density was 46 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 87.20 percent White, 5.85 percent African American, 1.31 percent Native American, 0.57 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.90 percent from other races groups; 2.13 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.80 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 42 849 households out of which 32.1 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 55.2 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers and 29.5 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent of all households and 11.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.
25.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.3 percent between 18 to 24, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94 males and 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 37,178, and the median income for a family was $ 45,048. Males have a median income of $ 32,998, women $ 23,414. The per capita income was $ 18,862. 8.4 percent of families and 11.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Bells
- Collinsville
- Denison
- Dorchester
- Finch
- Gordonsville
- Howe
- Pottsboro
- Sadler
- Sherman
- Southmayd
- Tioga
- Tom Bean
- Van Alstyne
- Whitesboro
- Whitewright