Blanco County, Texas

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Blanco County, Texas
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Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	February 12, 1858
Seat	Johnson City
Area - Total - Land - Water	713 sq mi (1,848 km²) 711 sq mi (1,842 km²) 2 sq mi (6 km²), 0.30%
Population - (2000) - Density	8,418 12/sq mi (5/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: http://www.co.blanco.tx.us/
Named for: The Blanco River

The 1916 courthouse was the first permanent courthouse built after the county seat moved to Johnson City in 1890.

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 City^[1]. 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.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] 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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[edit] Adjacent counties

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

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[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.