Fisher County, Texas

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


founded year = 1876
founded date =
seat wl = Roby
largest city wl = Rotan
area_total_sq_mi = 902
area_total_km2 = 2336
area_land_sq_mi = 901
area_land_km2 = 2334
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 2
area percentage = 0.06%
census yr = 2000
pop = 4334
density_sq_mi = 5
density_km2 = 2
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.fisher.tx.us
named for = Samuel R. Fisher

Fisher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 4,344. It is named for Samuel R. Fisher, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. Fisher County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. The seat of the county is RobyGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,336 km²), of which, 901 square miles (2,334 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

*Stonewall County (north)
*Jones County (east)
*Nolan County (south)
*Scurry County (west)
*Kent County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,344 people, 1,785 households, and 1,244 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 2,277 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.75% White, 2.76% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 11.58% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 21.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,785 households out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 23.00% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 22.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,659, and the median income for a family was $34,907. Males had a median income of $25,071 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,120. About 13.50% of families and 17.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.40% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Hamlin (mostly in Jones County)
*Roby
*Rotan

ee also

*Dry counties

References

External links

* [http://www.co.fisher.tx.us/ Fisher County government's website]
*Handbook of Texas|id=FF/hcf4|name=Fisher County