Terrell County (Texas)
The Terrell County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sanderson.
Geography
The County is located in west-central Texas, on the south by Mexico and has an area of 6107 square kilometers, without significant water surface. The county is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Pecos County, Crockett County, Val Verde County and Brewster County.
History
Terrell County was formed in 1905 from parts of Pecos County. It was named after Alexander Watkins Terrell, prosecutor, judge, diplomat and officer in the Confederate cavalry and later U.S. Senator from Texas.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Terrell County 1,081 people in 443 households and 295 families. The population density was 0 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 88.34 percent White, 1.67 percent African American and 8.33 percent from other races; 1.02 percent were descended from two or more races. 48.57 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 443 households out of which 29.8 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 54.4 percent were married couples living together, 7.4 percent were single mothers and 33.4 percent were non-families. 31.8 percent of all households and 16.3 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.09.
26.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 5.0 percent between 18 to 24, 23.4 percent between 25 and 44, 27.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 24,219, and the median income for a family was $ 28,906. Males had a median income of $ 21,429, women $ 15,804. The per capita income was $ 13,721. 21.2 percent of families and 25.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Comstock
- Dryden
- Sanderson