Blanco County, Texas

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


founded year = 1858
founded date = February 12
seat wl = Johnson City
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 713
area_total_km2 = 1848
area_land_sq_mi = 711
area_land_km2 = 1842
area_water_sq_mi = 2
area_water_km2 = 6
area percentage = 0.30%
census yr = 2000
pop = 8418
density_sq_mi = 12
density_km2 = 5
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = http://www.co.blanco.tx.us/
named for = The Blanco River

Blanco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 8,418. Its county seat is Johnson CityGR|6. Blanco is named for the Blanco River which traverses the county. The State of Texas formed Blanco County in 1858 from portions of Burnet, Comal, Gillespie and Hays Counties. The city of Blanco served as the county seat from 1858 to 1890, when it was moved to Johnson City.

Geography

Blanco County is located in the Hill Country of central Texas, west of Austin and north of San Antonio. Two significant rivers, the Blanco River and the Pedernales River, flow through the county.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 713 square miles (1,848 km²), of which, 711 square miles (1,842 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Burnet County (north)
*Travis County (northeast)
*Hays County (east)
*Comal County (southeast)
*Kendall County (southwest)
*Gillespie County (west)
*Llano County (northwest)

National protected area

* Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,418 people, 3,303 households, and 2,391 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 4,031 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.97% White, 0.74% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 5.88% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. 15.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,303 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% 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 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,369, and the median income for a family was $45,382. Males had a median income of $31,717 versus $21,879 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,721. About 8.10% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

ee also

* USS "Blanco County" (LST-344)

References

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