Hockley County, Texas
The Hockley 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 Levelland.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Texas, is in the west about 40 miles from New Mexico away and has an area of 2353 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Lamb County, Lubbock County, Terry County Cochran County.
History
Hockley County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County and Young County. It was named after George Washington Hockley, the commander of the artillery at the Battle of San Jacinto and later Minister of War of the Republic of Texas.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Hockley County 22 716 people in 7,994 households and 6,091 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 74.38 percent White, 3.72 percent African American, 0.82 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 18.68 percent from other races groups; 2.22 percent were descended from two or more races. 37.24 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 7,994 households out of which 38.1 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 60.4 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers and 23.8 percent were non-families. 21.2 percent of all households and 10.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.22 persons.
29.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.8 percent between 18 to 24, 25.9 percent between 25 and 44, 20.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 31,085, and the median income for a family was $ 35,288. Males have a median income of $ 29,735, women $ 20,671. The per capita income was $ 15,022. 14.8 percent of families and 18.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Anton
- Levelland
- Pep
- Pettit
- Ropesville
- Smyer
- Sundown
- Whitharral