Knox County, Texas

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Knox County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1876
Seat	Benjamin
Area - Total - Land - Water	855 sq mi (2,214 km²) 849 sq mi (2,199 km²) 6 sq mi (16 km²), 0.75%
Population - (2000) - Density	4,253 5/sq mi (2/km²)

Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 4,253. Its county seat is Benjamin^[1]. The county is named for Henry Knox, an American Revolutionary War general. Knox County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas.

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

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 855 square miles (2,216 km²), of which, 849 square miles (2,199 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (17 km²) of it (0.75%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Foard County (north)
Baylor County (east)
Haskell County (south)
King County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,253 people, 1,690 households, and 1,166 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 2,129 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.35% White, 6.91% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 14.77% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. 25.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,690 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 22.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,453, and the median income for a family was $30,602. Males had a median income of $25,571 versus $20,865 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,443. About 17.10% of families and 22.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.20% of those under age 18 and 15.20% of those age 65 or over.