San Saba County, Texas
The San Saba County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat), San Saba.
Geography
The County is located near the geographical center of Texas and has an area of 2948 square kilometers, of which 10 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Mills County, Lampasas County, Burnet County, Llano County, Mason County, McCulloch County and Brown County.
History
San Saba County was formed in 1856 from parts of Bexar County. It was named after the San Saba River.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000, lived in San Saba County 6,186 people in 2,289 households and 1,616 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 84.50 percent White, 2.73 percent African American, 1.07 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, and 10.52 percent from other races; 1.07 percent were descended from two or more races. 21.55 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,289 households out of which 29.1 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 58.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers and 29.4 percent were non-families. 27.5 percent of all households and 15.9 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97.
27.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.2 percent between 18 to 24, 20.8 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 20.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,104, and the median income for a family was $ 35,255. Males have a median income of $ 25,334, women $ 20,111. The per capita income was $ 15,309. 13.3 percent of families and 16.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Algerita
- Bend
- Cherokee
- Harkeyville
- Richland Springs
- San Saba