Scurry County, Texas
The Scurry County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Snyder.
Geography
The County is located about 100 km north-west of the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 2350 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Kent County, Fisher County, Mitchell County, Borden County and Garza County.
History
Scurry County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County. It was named after William Read Scurry, a lawyer and general in the Confederate Army.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Scurry County 16,361 people in 5,756 households and 4,161 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 81.27 percent White, 6.06 percent African American, 0.53 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, and 10.51 percent from other races; 1.41 percent were descended from two or more races. 27.77 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 5,756 households out of which 33.9 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 58.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers and 27.7 percent were non-families. 25.1 percent of all households and 12.9 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.05.
25.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.7 percent between 18 to 24, 26.2 percent between 25 and 44, 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 31,646, and the median income for a family was $ 38,467. Males have a median income of $ 30,399, women $ 18,061. The per capita income was $ 15,871. 12.6 percent of families and 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Clairemont
- Dermott
- Fluvanna
- Hermleigh
- Snyder
- Union