Concho County, Texas

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Concho County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1856
Seat	Paint Rock
Area - Total - Land - Water	994 sq mi (2,574 km²) 991 sq mi (2,567 km²) 3 sq mi (8 km²), 0.22%
Population - (2000) - Density	3,966 5/sq mi (2/km²)
Website: www.co.concho.tx.us

Concho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 3,966. It is named for the Concho River. The seat of the county is Paint Rock^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 994 square miles (2,574 km²), of which, 991 square miles (2,568 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.22%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Runnels County (north)
Coleman County (northeast)
McCulloch County (east)
Menard County (south)
Tom Green County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,966 people, 1,058 households, and 757 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,488 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.20% White, 0.98% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 8.93% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 41.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,058 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.40% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 16.10% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 38.20% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 181.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 209.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,313, and the median income for a family was $36,894. Males had a median income of $20,750 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,727. About 7.50% of families and 11.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 14.20% of those age 65 or over.