Reeves County, Texas
The Reeves 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 Pecos.
Geography
The County is located in western Texas, adjacent to the northern tip of New Mexico and has an area of 6843 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Eddy County, New Mexico, Loving County, Ward County, Pecos County, Jeff Davis County and Culberson County.
History
Reeves County was formed in 1883 from parts of Pecos County. It was named after George Robertson Reeves, a lawyer and general in the Confederate Army.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Reeves County 13,137 people in 4,091 households and 3,129 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 79.33 percent White, 2.10 percent African American, 0.51 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 15.03 percent from other races groups; 2.68 percent were descended from two or more races. 73.38 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,091 households out of which 38.8 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 59.6 percent were married couples living together, 12.4 percent were single mothers and 23.5 percent were non-families. 21.6 percent of all households and 10.1 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.45 persons.
29.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 11.3 percent between 18 to 24, 25.2 percent between 25 and 44, 21.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 112 males and 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 115.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 23,306, and the median income for a family was $ 24,856. Males have a median income of $ 23,913, women $ 13,248. The per capita income was $ 10,811. 25.4 percent of families and 28.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Angeles
- Arno
- Balmorhea
- Hermosa
- Hoban
- Lindsay
- Loose
- Man
- Orla
- Pecos
- Red Bluff
- Riverton
- Saragosa
- Toyah
- Toyahvale
- Verhalen
- Worsham