Henderson County, Texas

Infobox U.S. County
county = Henderson County
founded = April 27, 1846
state = Texas


map size = 250
seat = Athens | area_total_sq_mi =949
area_land_sq_mi =874
area_water_sq_mi =75
area percentage = 7.88%
census yr = 2000
pop = 73277
density_km2 =32
web = www.co.henderson.tx.us
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Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 73,277. It is named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first Attorney General of the Republic of Texas, and later Secretary of State. The seat of the county is Athens.GR|6

Current County Officials

*County Judge: David Holstein
*Commissioner 1: Joe Hall
*Commissioner 2: Wade McKinney
*Commissioner 3: Ronny Lawrence
*Commissioner 4: Jerry West
*County Clerk: Gwen Moffiet
*District Clerk: Becky Hanks
*County Attorney: James Owens (Incumbent) Clint Davis (January 1, 2009)
*District Attorney: Donna Bennett (Incumbent) Scott McKee (January 1, 2009)
*County Auditor: Ann Marie Lee
*County Treasurer: Karin Smith
*County Court at Law Judge: Matt Livingston
*County Court at Law 2 Judge: Nancy Perryman
*3rd District Judge: Mark Calhoon
*173rd District Judge: Dan Moore
*392nd District Judge: Carter Tarrance
*JP 1: Henry Ashford
*JP 2: [http://www.judgeblaylock.com Dale Blaylock]
*JP 3: Sue Starnes
*JP 4: Sue Tarrant
*JP 5: Tommy Barnett
*JP 6: Milton Adams
*Sheriff: Mark Jordan
*Tax Assessor/Collector: Milburn Chaney

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 949 square miles (2,458 km²), of which, 874 square miles (2,264 km²) of it is land and 75 square miles (194 km²) of it (7.88%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Kaufman County (north)
*Van Zandt County (north)
*Smith County (east)
*Cherokee County (southeast)
*Anderson County (south)
*Freestone County (southwest)
*Navarro County (west)
*Ellis County (northwest)

Demographics

USCensusPop
title=Historical populations
1900=19970
1910=20131
1920=28327
1930=30583
1940=31822
1950=23405
1960=21786
1970=26466
1980=42606
1990=58543
2000=73277
estimate=80222
estyear=2006

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 73,277 people, 28,804 households, and 20,969 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile (32/km²). There were 35,935 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.50% White, 6.61% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.72% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 6.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 28,804 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,533, and the median income for a family was $38,255. Males had a median income of $31,847 versus $21,650 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,772. About 11.70% of families and 15.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

References

External links

* [http://www.co.henderson.tx.us Henderson County]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/HH/hch13.html Henderson County in "Handbook of Texas Online"] at the University of Texas
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhender/txhender.htm TXGenWeb Project for Henderson County