Sterling County, Texas
The Sterling County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sterling City. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located about 130 kilometers east of the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 2392 square kilometers, without significant water surface. The county is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Mitchell County, Coke County, Tom Green County, Reagan County, Glasscock County and Howard County.
History
Sterling County was formed in 1891 from parts of Tom Green County. It was named for WS Sterling, an early rancher and buffalo hunter in Texas.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Sterling County 1,393 people in 513 households and 385 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 85.71 percent White, 0.07 percent African American, 0.29 percent Native American, 0.07 percent Asian, and 11.84 percent from other races; 2.01 percent were descended from two or more races. 31.01 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 513 households out of which 36.8 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 64.1 percent were married couples living together, 7.0 percent were single mothers and 24.8 percent were non-families. 23.2 percent of all households and 11.3 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.15 persons.
28.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.1 percent between 18 to 24, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44, 20.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 35,129, and the median income for a family was $ 37,813. Males have a median income of $ 28,173, women $ 19,615. The per capita income was $ 16,972. 13.9 percent of families and 16.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.