Hall County, Texas

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

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map size = 250
founded = 1876
seat = Memphis | area_total_sq_mi =904
area_land_sq_mi =903
area_water_sq_mi =2
area percentage = 0.11%
census yr = 2000
pop = 3782
density_km2 =2
web =
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Hall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 3,782. Its county seat is MemphisGR|6. Hall County is named for Warren D. C. Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas.

The town of Turkey in Hall County is the birthplace of the late Western Swing performer Bob Wills. A Bob Wills Festival is held there the last Saturday in April.

Hall County is also the birthplace of blues musician William Daniel McFalls, better known as Blues Boy Willie.

U.S. Representative William Mac Thornberry is a Hall County native.

At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, which reached into six counties, held acreage in Hall County. Minnie Lou Bradley, matriarch of the Bradley 3 Ranch in nearby Childress County, claims a Hall County address.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 904 square miles (2,342 km²), of which, 903 square miles (2,339 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.11%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Donley County (north)
*Collingsworth County (northeast)
*Childress County (east)
*Cottle County (southeast)
*Motley County (south)
*Briscoe County (west)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,782 people, 1,548 households, and 1,013 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,988 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 71.97% White, 8.22% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 17.90% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 27.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,548 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.50% were non-families. 32.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 21.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,016, and the median income for a family was $27,325. Males had a median income of $22,167 versus $19,050 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,210. About 21.60% of families and 26.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.80% of those under age 18 and 16.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Estelline
*Lakeview
*Memphis
*Turkey

References

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhall Hall County TXGenWeb]
*Handbook of Texas|id=HH/hch2|name=Hall County
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Hall+County%22&t=dc.coverage Historic Hall County materials] , hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.]