Wheeler County (Texas)
The Wheeler County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. In 2000, the County had 5,284 inhabitants and a population density of 2 people per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Wheeler.
Geography
The County is located in North Texas, the Texas Panhandle, on the east by Oklahoma and has an area of 2371 square kilometers, of which 3 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Hemphill County, Roger Mills County and Beckham County, Oklahoma, Collingsworth County and Gray County.
History
Wheeler County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County and Young County. It was named for Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second President of the Supreme Court of Texas.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 5,284 people in Wheeler County. Of these, 134 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 2,152 households and 1,487 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.8 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 6.6 percent from other races groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. 12.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,152 households out of which 29.6 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 58.0 percent were married couples living together, 7.7 percent were single mothers and 30.9 percent were non-families. 29.1 percent of all households and 16.9 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.
25.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 13.7 percent between 18 to 24, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44, 19.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 31,029, and the median income for a family was $ 36,989. Males have a median income of $ 26,790, women $ 19,091. The per capita income was $ 16,083. 11.6 percent of families and 13.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Allison
- Briscoe
- Mobeetie
- Old Mobeetie
- Shamrock
- Twitty
- Wheeler