Armstrong County, Texas
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| Armstrong County, Texas | |
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 Location in the state of Texas |
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| Founded | 1876 |
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| Seat | Claude |
| Largest City | Claude |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
914 sq mi (2,367 km²) 914 sq mi (2,366 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.02% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
2,148 2/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: http://www.co.armstrong.tx.us/ | |
| Named for: One of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one. | |
Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, and was formed in 1876 from Bexar County. As of 2000, the population is 2,148. Its county seat is Claude6. Armstrong is named for one of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one. Armstrong County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,367 km² (914 mi²). 2,366 km² (914 mi²) of it is land and 0 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.02%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Carson County (north)
- Gray County (northeast)
- Donley County (east)
- Briscoe County (south)
- Swisher County (southwest)
- Randall County (west)
- Potter County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,148 people, 802 households, and 612 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (2/mi²). There were 920 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.44% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 2.79% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 5.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 802 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.20% were married couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.60% were non-families. 21.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,194, and the median income for a family was $43,894. Males had a median income of $30,114 versus $21,786 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,151. About 7.90% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 11.60% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] Education
The Claude Independent School District serves almost all of Armstrong County.
Three school districts headquartered in surrounding counties, Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District, Groom Independent School District, and Happy Independent School District, have small unincorporated portions of Armstrong County.
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