Tom Green County, Texas
The Tom Green County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat), San Angelo.
Geography
The County is located about 40 km north-west of the geographic center of Texas and has an area of 3990 square kilometers, of which 48 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Coke County, Runnels County, Concho County, Schleicher County, Irion County and Sterling County.
History
Tom Green County was formed in 1874 from parts of Bexar County. It was named for Thomas Green, a general in the Confederate Army.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Tom Green County 104 010 people in 39 503 households and 26 783 families. The population density was 26 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 79.08 percent White, 4.13 percent African American, 0.65 percent Native American, 0.86 percent Asian American, 0.07 percent Pacific Islander, and 12.82 percent from other races; 2.39 percent were descended from two or more races. 30.71 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 39 503 households out of which 33.0 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 52.1 percent were married couples living together, 11.9 percent were single mothers and 32.2 percent were non-families. 27.2 percent of all households and 10.8 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.09.
26.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 12.8 percent between 18 to 24, 27.1 percent between 25 and 44, 20.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 33,148, and the median income for a family was $ 39,482. Males have a median income of $ 27,949, women $ 20,683. The per capita income was $ 17,325. 11.2 percent of families and 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places
- Alvery Junction
- Carlsbad
- Christoval
- Grape Creek
- Harriet
- Plus fours
- Mereta
- Orient
- S N Junction
- San Angelo
- Tankersley
- Vancourt
- Veribest
- Rampart
- Water Valley