Hansford County, Texas
The Hansford 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 Spearman. 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 of the geographic center of Texas in the Texas Panhandle, on the border with Oklahoma and has an area of 2384 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Texas County, Oklahoma, Ochiltree County, Roberts County, Hutchinson County and Sherman County.
History
Hansford County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County and Young County. It was named after John M. Hansford, a Texas statesman and Congress Member.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Hansford County 5,369 people in 2,005 households and 1,489 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 79.88 percent White, 0.04 percent African American, 0.75 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, and 17.47 percent from other races; 1.64 percent were descended from two or more races. 31.48 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,005 households out of which 36.9 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 65.0 percent were married couples living together, 5.9 percent were single mothers and 25.7 percent were non-families. 24.0 percent of all households and 12.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.14 persons.
29.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.8 percent between 18 to 24, 26.3 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 35,438, and the median income for a family was $ 40,281. Males had a median income of $ 29,022, women $ 17,668. The per capita income was $ 17,408. 12.0 percent of families and 16.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Amber
- Gruver
- Hitch country
- McKibben
- Morse
- Phillips Camp
- Spearman