Harrison County (Texas)
The Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The seat of the county government ( county seat ) is located in Marshall.
Geography
The County is located in East Texas along the border with Louisiana, and has an area of 2,370 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following counties and parishes:
History
The Harrison County was formed in 1839 from parts of Shelby County. It was named for Jonas Harrison, a Texas lawyer and revolutionary.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Harrison County 65 631 people in 22 903 households. The population density was 28.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 68.6 percent white, 21.9 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 11.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 22 903 households lived statistically 2.68 per person.
25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 43,503. The per capita income was $ 20,776. 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
Citys
- Hallsville
- Longview1
- Marshall
- Scottsville
- Waskom
Town
- Uncertain
Unincorporated communities
- Elysian Fields
- Gill
- Harleton
- Jonesville
- Karnack
- Latex
- Nesbitt
- Woodlawn
1 - partially in Gregg County