Young County, Texas

Infobox U.S. County
county = Young County
state = Texas

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map size = 250
founded = 1856
seat = Graham | area_total_sq_mi =931
area_land_sq_mi =922
area_water_sq_mi =9
area percentage = 0.91%
census yr = 2000
pop = 17943
density_km2 =8
web =
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Young County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 17,943. Its county seat is GrahamGR|6. The county is named for William Cocke Young, an early Texas settler and soldier.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 931 square miles (2,411 km²), of which, 922 square miles (2,389 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (22 km²) of it (0.91%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Archer County (north)
*Jack County (east)
*Palo Pinto County (southeast)
*Stephens County (south)
*Throckmorton County (west)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 17,943 people, 7,167 households, and 5,081 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 8,504 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.98% White, 1.21% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.28% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 10.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,167 households out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% 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 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,499, and the median income for a family was $36,698. Males had a median income of $30,257 versus $19,441 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,710. About 12.00% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Localities

Cities

*Graham
*Newcastle
*Olney

Other place

*Loving

References

External links

*Handbook of Texas|id=YY/hcy2|name=Young County
* [http://www.visitgraham.com/History/timeline.html Young County Historical Timeline]
* [http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/county.cfm&id=48503 Young County summary] at National Association of Counties