Robertson County (Texas)
The Robertson 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 Franklin.
Geography
The County is located in east-central Texas and has an area of 2242 square kilometers, of which 29 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Limestone County, Leon County, Brazos County, Burleson County, Milam County and Falls County.
History
Robertson County was formed in 1837 from parts of Bexar County, Milam County and Nacogdoches County. It was named after Sterling Clack Robertson, an early settler, founder of a colony in Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000, lived in Robertson County 16,000 people in 6,179 households and 4,356 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 66.20 percent White, 24.19 percent Black or African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 7.17 percent from other races groups; 1.79 percent were descended from two or more races. 14.74 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 6,179 households out of which 32.0 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 51.1 percent were married couples living together, 15.5 percent were single mothers and 29.5 percent were non-families. 26.9 percent of all households and 14.5 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09.
28.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.5 percent between 18 to 24, 24.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91 males and 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 28,886, and the median income for a family was $ 35,590. Males have a median income of $ 30,795, women $ 21,529. The per capita income was $ 14,714. 17.3 percent of families and 20.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Astin
- Bald Prairie
- Benchley
- Bremond
- Calvert
- Easterly
- Eaton
- Elliot
- Franklin
- Hammond
- Head Ville
- Hearne
- Marvin
- Mumford
- Nesbitt
- New Baden
- Owensville
- Petteway
- Ridge
- Rye
- Salter
- Seale
- Seger
- Sutton
- Tidwell Prairie
- Valley Junction
- Wheelock