Rains County, Texas

The Rains 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 Emory.

Geography

The County is located in northeast Texas, is located in the north about 70 miles from Oklahoma and has an area of 670 square kilometers, of which 69 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Hopkins County, Wood County, Van Zandt County, and Hunt County.

History

Rains County was formed in 1870 from parts of Hopkins County, Hunt County and Wood County. It was named for Emory Rains, an early jurists of the later counties.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000 lived in Rains County 9,139 people in 3,617 households and 2,680 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 91.91 percent White, 2.92 percent African American, 0.82 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 2.55 percent from other races groups; 1.41 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.53 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,617 households out of which 28.8 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 61.9 percent were married couples living together, 9.1 percent were single mothers and 25.9 percent were non-families. 22.3 percent of all households and 11.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.92.

23.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.4 percent between 18 to 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 27.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 33,712, and the median income for a family was $ 40,329. Males have a median income of $ 31,983, women $ 21,594. The per capita income was $ 16,442. 11.4 percent of families and 14.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Bright Star
• Dougherty
• East Tawakoni
• Emory
• Flats
• Ginger
• Point
• Willow Springs