Jefferson County (Texas)
The Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The seat of the county government ( county seat ) is located in Beaumont.
Geography
The County is located in East Texas on Sabine Lake and the Sabine Pass that form the mouth of the Sabine River into the Gulf of Mexico and at the same time the border with Louisiana. The Jefferson County has an area of 2878 square kilometers, of which 538 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys and parishes:
History
The Jefferson County was formed in 1836 as an original county. It was named after Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third President of the United States ( 1801-1809 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Jefferson County 252 273 people in 92 822 households. The population density was 107.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 52.2 percent white, 33.8 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 3.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 17.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 92 822 households lived statistically 2.45 per person.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 41,087. The per capita income was $ 21,670. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
National Protected Areas
- Big Thicket National Preserve ( part)
- McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges
Cities and Towns
Citys
- Beaumont
- Bevil Oaks
- China
- Groves
- Nederland
- Nome
- Port Arthur
- Port Neches
- Taylor Landing
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Central Gardens
Other Unincorporated communities
- Beauxart Gardens
- Fannett
- Hamshire
- LaBelle
- Viterbo