Hall County (Texas)
The Hall 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 Memphis.
Geography
The County is located north of the geographic center of Texas in the Texas Panhandle, about 40 km from Oklahoma and has an area of 2342 square kilometers, of which 3 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Donley County, Collingsworth County, Childress County, Cottle County, Motley County Briscoe County.
History
Hall County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County and Young County. It was named for Warren DC Hall, a Minister of War of the Republic of Texas.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Hall County 3,782 people in 1,548 households and 1,013 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 71.97 percent White, 8.22 percent African American, 0.53 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, and 17.90 percent from other races; 1.22 percent were descended from two or more races. 27.50 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,548 households out of which 28.2 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 53.7 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers and 34.5 percent were non-families. 32.4 percent of all households and 19.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.06.
27.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.8 percent between 18 to 24, 22.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 21.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 23,016, and the median income for a family was $ 27,325. Males have a median income of $ 22,167, women $ 19,050. The per capita income was $ 13,210. 21.6 percent of families and 26.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Brice
- Eli
- Estelline
- Lakeview
- Lesley
- Memphis
- Newlin
- Parnell
- Plaska
- South Brice
- Turkey