Irion County, Texas
The Irion 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 Mertzon.
Geography
The County is located about 80 km west of the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 2724 square kilometers, without significant water surface. The county is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Sterling County, Tom Green County, Schleicher County, Crockett County and Reagan County.
History
Irion County was formed in 1889 from parts of Tom Green County. It was named for Robert Anderson Irion, a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Texas.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Irion County 1,771 people in 694 households and 523 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 90.68 percent White, 0.40 percent Black or African American, 0.79 percent Native American, and 6.55 percent from other races; 1.58 percent were descended from two or more races. 24.62 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 694 households out of which 32.4 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 64.8 percent were married couples living together, 6.6 percent were single mothers and 24.5 percent were non-families. 21.8 percent of all households and 11.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97.
26.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 4.7 percent between 18 and 24, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44, 26.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 37,500, and the median income for a family was $ 45,458. Males have a median income of $ 35,642, women $ 20,395. The per capita income was $ 20,515. 8.3 percent of families and 8.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Arden
- Barnhart
- Mertzon
- Noelke
- Sherwood
- Suggs