Cooke County, Texas

Cooke County, Texas
Cooke County, Texas
Courthouse, Cooke County, Gainesville, TX, 03-03-2011 (13).JPG
Cooke County Courthouse
Map of Texas highlighting Cooke County
Location in the state of Texas
Map of the U.S. highlighting Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded 1848
Seat Gainesville
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

899 sq mi (2,328 km²)
874 sq mi (2,264 km²)
25 sq mi (65 km²), 2.80%
Population
 - (2010)
 - Density

38,437
41/sq mi (16/km²)
Website www.co.cooke.tx.us

Cooke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, its population was 38,437. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. Cooke County was founded in 1848. The county seat is Gainesville.[1]

Cooke County is part of the Gainesville Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the DallasFort Worth Combined Statistical Area.

Contents

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,328.4 km2), of which 874 square miles (2,263.6 km2) is land and 25 square miles (64.7 km2) (2.80%) is water.

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1850 220
1860 3,760 1,609.1%
1870 5,315 41.4%
1880 20,391 283.7%
1890 24,696 21.1%
1900 27,494 11.3%
1910 26,603 −3.2%
1920 25,667 −3.5%
1930 24,136 −6.0%
1940 24,909 3.2%
1950 22,146 −11.1%
1960 22,560 1.9%
1970 23,471 4.0%
1980 27,656 17.8%
1990 30,777 11.3%
2000 36,363 18.1%
2010 38,437 5.7%
U.S. Census Bureau[2] Texas Almanac[3]

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 36,363 people, 13,643 households, and 10,000 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 15,061 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.84% White, 3.06% Black or African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 5.16% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 9.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,643 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,649, and the median income for a family was $44,869. Males had a median income of $32,429 versus $22,065 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,889. About 10.90% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities and towns

Unincorporated areas

Government and infrastructure

The Texas Youth Commission operates the Gainesville State School in an unincorporated area in Cooke County, east of Gainesville.[6]

See also

References

External links

Coordinates: 33°38′N 97°13′W / 33.633°N 97.217°W / 33.633; -97.217


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