Roberts County (Texas)

The Roberts 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 Miami. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

Geography

The County is located in North Texas, the Texas Panhandle, about 40 km in the north and east of Oklahoma and about 130 km in the west of New Mexico removed. It has an area of ​​2394 square kilometers, without significant water surface. The county is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Ochiltree County, Hemphill County, Grey County and Hutchinson County.

History

Roberts County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County. It was named after Oran M. Roberts, the 7th Governor of Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000 lived in Roberts County 887 people in 362 households and 275 families. The population density was 0.3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 362 households out of which 31.8 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 70.7 percent were married couples living together, 3.9 percent were single mothers and 24.0 percent were non-families. 23.8 percent of all households and 10.8 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

25.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 4.8 percent between 18 to 24, 24.8 percent between 25 and 44, 30.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 44,792, and the median income for a family was $ 50,400. Males had a median income of $ 33,125, women $ 23,611. The per capita income was $ 20,923. 5.0 percent of families and 7.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.