Motley County, Texas
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Motley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 1,426. Its county seat is Matador6. Motley County is named for Junius William Mottley, a physician, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, who died in the Battle of San Jacinto. The bill creating the county misspelled Mottley's name. Motley 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 2,564 km² (990 mi²). 2,562 km² (989 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.04%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Hall County (north)
- Cottle County (east)
- Dickens County (south)
- Floyd County (west)
- Briscoe County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,426 people, 606 households, and 435 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (1/mi²). There were 839 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.38% White, 3.51% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 6.31% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. 12.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 606 households out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 21.10% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 23.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 101.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,348, and the median income for a family was $33,977. Males had a median income of $25,395 versus $13,333 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,584. About 13.90% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.30% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Motley County government’s website
- Motley County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Historic Motley County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
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