Lynn County, Texas

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Lynn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Its county seat is Tahoka. Lynn County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. ⁶.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Major Highways 1.2 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 Cities and towns 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,314 km² (893 mi²). 2,310 km² (892 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.18%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

• U.S. Highway 87
• U.S. Highway 380

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Lubbock County (north)
• Garza County (east)
• Borden County (southeast)
• Dawson County (south)
• Terry County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 6,550 people, 2,354 households, and 1,777 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (7/mi²). There were 2,671 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.53% White, 2.84% Black or African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 18.24% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. 44.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,354 households out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, the population was spread out with 31.20% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,694, and the median income for a family was $33,146. Males had a median income of $27,972 versus $19,531 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,090. About 19.30% of families and 22.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.00% of those under age 18 and 24.40% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

• New Home
• O'Donnell
• Tahoka
• Wilson

[edit] See also

• dry counties

[edit] External links

• Lynn County government’s website
• Lynn County from the Handbook of Texas Online