Wichita County (Texas)
The Wichita County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Wichita Falls.
Geography
The County is located in North Texas, bordered on the north and Oklahoma has an area of 1639 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Tillman County and Cotton County, both in Oklahoma, Clay County, Archer County and Wilbarger County.
History
Wichita County was formed in 1858 from parts of Cooke County. It was named for the Wichita Indian tribe.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in the Wichita County 131 664 people in 48 441 households and 32 891 families. The population density was 81 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 78.76 percent White, 10.23 percent Black or African American, 0.89 percent Native American, 1.84 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 5.51 percent from other races groups; 2.68 percent were descended from two or more races. 12.23 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 48 441 households out of which 33.6 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 52.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.9 percent were single mothers and 32.1 percent were non-families. 27.2 percent of all households and 10.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04 persons.
27.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.5 percent between 18 to 24, 24.8 percent between 25 and 44, 21.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98 males and 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 33,780, and the median income for a family was $ 40,937. Males have a median income of $ 28,687, women $ 21,885. The per capita income was 16,965. 13.2 percent of the population 10.3 percent of families are below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Burkburnett
- Electra
- Iowa Park
- Kamay
- Lakeside City
- Wichita Falls