Llano County, Texas
The Llano 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 Llano.
Geography
The County lies to the east, near the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 2502 square kilometers, of which 81 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: San Saba County, Burnet County, Blanco County, Gillespie County and Mason County.
History
Llano County was formed in 1856 from parts of Bexar County and Gillespie County. It was named for the Llano River.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Llano County 17,044 people in 7,879 households and 5,365 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 96.27 percent White, 0.30 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.38 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.77 percent from other races groups; 0.84 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.13 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 7,879 households out of which 16.9 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 59.5 percent were married couples living together, 5.9 percent were single mothers and 31.9 percent were non-families. 28.3 percent of all households and 16.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.56 persons.
15.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 4.5 percent between 18 to 24, 18.4 percent between 25 and 44, 30.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 30.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 34,830, and the median income for a family was $ 40,597. Males had a median income of $ 30,839, women $ 21,126. The per capita income was $ 23,547. 7.2 percent of families and 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Bettina
- Bluffton
- Buchanan Dam
- Castell
- Granite Shoals Lake Shores
- Inks Lake Village
- Kingsland
- Lakeside Heights
- Llano
- Sunrise Beach Village
- Tow
- Spring Valley