Jack County, Texas
The Jack 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 Jacksboro.
Geography
The County is located north-northeast of the geographic center of Texas and is in the north about 60 miles from Oklahoma away. It has an area of 2383 Quadratkilometerm, of which 9 square kilometers of water are. The Jack County bordered clockwise to the following counties: Clay County, Montague County, Wise County, Parker County, Palo Pinto County, Young County and Archer County.
History
Jack County was formed in 1856 from parts of Cooke County. It was named for Patrick Churchill Jack, a prosecutor and his brother William Houston Jack, both veterans of the Texas Revolution.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 8,763 people in Jack County. Of these, 1,081 people lived in collective centers, the other residents living in 3,047 households and 2,227 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 88.68 percent White, 5.55 percent African American, 0.67 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.83 percent from other races groups; 0.97 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.89 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 3,047 households out of which 32.7 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 60.3 percent were married couples living together, 9.2 percent were single mothers and 26.9 percent were non-families. 24.5 percent of all households and 12.8 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99 persons.
23.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.0 percent between 18 to 24, 29.8 percent between 25 and 44, 21.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 120.4 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 32,500, and the median income for a family was $ 37,323. Males have a median income of $ 28,838, women $ 20,216. The per capita income was $ 15,210. 10.1 percent of families and 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places
- Antelope
- Bryson
- Cundiff
- Gibtown
- Jacksboro
- Jermyn
- Joplin
- Perrin
- Postoak
- Senate
- Truce
- Vineyard
- Wizard Wells